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Two boys from the
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Academy stack
up their skills
during a lion
dance on
stage.

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CHINESE NEW YEAR
Students from the Great Wall
Chinese Academy put on a show for
Highlands Ranch residents on Feb. 8 as
they celebrated the Year of the Horse by
performing colorful dances,
martial arts demonstrations and
traditional Chinese music at Southridge
Recreation Center.

Students from
the National
Martial Arts
Academy
show off their
kung fu skills
on stage.

School
safety:
It takes
a team
Mental health training one
key, say former counselor,
school district officials
By Jane Reuter

News of the Dec. 13 Arapahoe High
School shooting hit former Rock Canyon High School guidance counselor
Susan Young hard.
“The second I heard it, I just sat
down in my living room and started
crying,” she said.
Young didn’t know Highlands Ranch
resident and shooter Karl Pierson or his
victim, Claire Davis. But as a 15-year
high school guidance counselor, she
knows the pressures unique to teens,
and the counselors who serve them.
“Every one of us has had students
we worked with that have taken their
lives,” said Young, who retired last year
and now runs an independent counseling business. “It’s devastating when
that happens.”
Young is equally certain the team at
Rock Canyon prevented tragedies.
Post-Columbine,
the
Douglas
County School District developed “an
extensive protocol” for threat assessments that included counselors, social
workers, psychologists, security staff
and teachers, among others, she said.
No red flag was ignored.
“Even if a kid made a comment, `I
just wish I wasn’t alive’, boom, we did a
suicide assessment,” Young said. “We’d
cancel our appointments for the day.
We didn’t ignore anything.”
At about 900-to-1, DCSD’s ratio of
Safety continues on Page 9

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In the week after Tatiana Klamo was
shot to death by her son in her Highlands
Ranch home, flowers have piled up outside the business she owned, cards have
been taped to the glass doors and lit candles have lined the sidewalk.
“I haven’t taken any of them down,”
said Brian McCoy, who co-owned the
American Stitch Factory in Littleton with
6x1.75_BringAppetite_Layout 1 2/3/14 11:15 AM
Klamo.

Family friends have opened an account
at FirstBank, the Tatiana Klamo Memorial
Fund, to benefit her three surviving children. Donations can be made at any location.
McCoy said a concert and a memorial
service are in the planning stages and will
take place within the next few weeks.
Meanwhile, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is not releasing new details
about the case.
“The investigation is still open,” DCSO
spokeman Sgt. Ron Hanavan said.
On Jan. 31, Klamo was shot and killed
by her 15-year-old son, Robert, before he
used the gun to kill himself. His sisters esPage 1
caped from a second-story window and

one of them was seriously injured.
Investigators have not defined a motive, but McCoy said Robert Klamo suffered from some kind of mental illness.
“His mother wanted to take him back
to the hospital and he didn’t want to go,”
McCoy said.
McCoy said the son either was not taking his medication or it was “no longer
enough.” He said Robert Klamo was a
“brilliant” and “funny” child.
“He was extremely intelligent, had a
love for instruments. He was really creative,” McCoy said. “When he was on his
medication, he was very loving. He was a
Klamo continues on Page 13

Tatiana Klamo was killed on Jan. 31 by her 15-year-old
son before he shot himself. Courtesy photo

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February 13, 2014

This one’s for the dogs, and cats too
As someone who covers the state Legislature, it’s common for me to write about
lawmakers who fight like cats and dogs.
Yeah, yeah, I get it. Legislators will tell
you that more than 90 percent of bills are
passed with bipartisan support. No argument there.
But do they really expect the press to
write about a unanimous resolution to designate the month of July as Go Fly a Kite
Month? Not sure if that’s something that’s
actually happened, but you get my point.
On the heavy-duty bills having to do
with gun control and oil and gas regulations, lawmakers sure do know how to
throw down, steel cage-style. They fight and
scratch and claw and bite, and covering that
messy business can get old after a while.
So imagine my delight when I found out
that a group of lawmakers, who at times
fight like cats and dogs, get together periodically to talk about taking care of cats
and dogs — and other cute critters, large
and small. The Colorado Legislative Animal
Caucus, or CLAW, is made up of a bipartisan
group of lawmakers who deal with any kind
of legislation having to do with animals.
“We discuss all kinds of animal issues,”
said state Sen. David Balmer, R-Centennial,
a caucus co-chairman. “Large animals like
horses and cows and very small animals like
reptiles and birds. We discuss everything.”
The caucus gets together to discuss potential legislation. The consensus on issues
is non-binding, but it serves a starting point
for animal bills that end up being introduced at the Capitol.
As a reporter who can lose political romance due to the often-ugly sausage-making process at the Capitol, I gotta tell you
that it’s kind of nice being able to recognize
lawmakers who take time to craft legislation
aimed at protecting our “Snausage” eating
four-legged friends.
When folks think about the role of state
legislators, they think of budget committees and floor votes. Few would guess that
lawmakers convene as a special body to talk

about animal welfare issues.
“I think some folks might be surprised,”
said Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton, a
CLAW caucus member. “But, to be honest with you, 60 percent of the households
in Colorado have either a dog or cat. They
might be surprised if we didn’t have a caucus.
“People love animals. Their little dogs
and cats are like their children and grandchildren. I think a lot of people would be
really proud to see their lawmakers looking
out for the welfare of animals in the state.”
Caucus member Rep. Lois Court, DDenver, said it shouldn’t come as any surprise that the legislature has its own caucus
that deals with issues pertaining to animals.
“We have caucuses to talk about the
disabled, veterans and rural Colorado,”
she said. “Our constituents across the state
have a gazillion of particular interests. And
there is a huge population in this state who
is concerned about animal welfare.”
While lawmakers who participate in the
CLAW caucus do so out of a love for animals,
not everything that the body deals with is
touchy-feely legislation. They actually take
up quite a few controversial issues. For example, last year the Legislature passed a
bill that designates shelter dogs and cats as
being the official state pet, something that
spurred opposition from breeders and pet
shop businesses.
And Lebsock introduced a bill that would
limit the practice of tail docking, where a
dairy cow’s tail is partially amputated. That
bill, which received opposition from dairy
groups, didn’t make it out of the Capitol last

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year, but Lebsock is pleased that the issue
could end up on the ballot this fall.
So, just like any other issue, all politics is
local when it comes to animal matters.
“I think legislators are reticent to vote
against a bill that’s helping dogs and cats,”
Balmer said. “But when it comes to the large
animal issues, you can almost predict how a
legislator is going to come down on it based
on how their district looks.”
If you know Balmer, his participation in
the CLAW caucus should come as no surprise. He is known at the Capitol as the “dog
legislator.”
Last year, Balmer sponsored legislation that created law enforcement training
practices whenever cops encounter dogs at
crime scenes. The legislation was spurred
by incidents where dogs were shot and
killed by officers who were responding to
house calls. And this year, Balmer’s bill to
allow emergency medical personnel to provide medical care to domestic dogs and cats
is expected to become law.
Balmer owns three dogs — two vizlas (a
type of Hungarian hunting dog) and a German Long-haired pointer. Balmer boasts
his love of dogs through his email tag, which
reads: Be as good as your dog. The Centennial senator is a dog lover — and who can
blame a guy for that?
“Dogs are inherently good,” he said.
“They are always trying to celebrate your
homecoming. When you go to the grocery
store and come back home, it’s a big deal
for them. Any time you’re having a sad day,
your dog will sense it and comfort you. They
are a greater creature of love than we are.”
Tell me about it. Bennie, my 11-year-old
mystery mutt, has been a vital part of my
life since he was a puppy. If I could point to
the day when I fell in love with him, it was
when I was watching a Cubs game on TV.
Livid at the Cubs performance — which, as
a Cubs fan, I often am — I threw my Cubs
cap at the TV set in disgust.
Bennie, who was on the couch with me,
looked up at me for a second, hopped off

the couch, fetched my baseball cap and
brought it back to me. Oh, the goosebumps
I still get from that.
Most recently, I came home from a Super Bowl party, depressed and dejected
from the Broncos’ performance. I wanted
nothing to do with anyone or anything. I
flopped on the couch and stared at the wall,
deflated and miserable. Bennie hopped on
the couch, shook his tail and licked my face.
Suddenly, life was so much better. The solace in having your heart broken is coming
home to a dog who licks your wounds.
Balmer’s love for dogs knows no bounds.
He was a major in the Army reserves who
served a tour in Afghanistan in 2002. The
streets were full of stray Dogs of War who
lacked food and veterinary care.
“They stayed with us and slept in the
shade of our vehicles,” he said. “We weren’t
supposed to let them get in any of our vehicles, but a lot of our soldiers did. I always
looked the other way.”
Court is touched whenever she comes
across military veterans with service dogs,
who provide companionship for soldiers in
need of loyalty and love.
“Their pets are life-savers for them,” she
said. “They are incredibly important members of their families.
Whenever Balmer leaves office, if he is
remembered as being nothing other than a
dog champion, he’s totally OK with that.
“I couldn’t be more proud of that label,”
he said. “I have spent nine years at the Capitol developing a reputation as a conservative Republican, which I’m also proud of.
But I am immensely proud to be known as
the dog legislator. People are calling me that
now and I couldn’t be happier to have that
moniker and wear it with pride.”
Vic Vela is the legislative reporter for Colorado Community Media. He can be reached
at vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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Middle schoolers dive into ‘Shark Tank’
Project based on reality
show takes students on
fun multi-subject plunge
By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com
The investors were shrewd and thorough, the young inventors nervous but
knowledgeable and the products they
pitched original — in some cases fantastic — but always fictional.
All were players in the recent Rocky
Heights Middle School version of the reality show, “Shark Tank.”
The 8th-graders’ presentations to parents playing the role of investors culminated a month-long project created by
language arts teacher Judi Holst.
“It was a little idea one Friday night
that turned into this great unit,” she said.
ABC’s “Shark Tank,” in which aspiring
entrepreneurs pitch their products to a
panel of potential investors, is among
Holst’s favorite shows. She turned it on
one evening after fruitlessly pondering
an original way to mix math and science
into her language arts instruction.
Inspiration struck. Holst expanded
on the show’s idea, first leading students
through the steps that precede pitching
a product.
“I had them brainstorm what are
some problems in the world that still
need to be solved,” the 20-year teacher
said. “They weren’t huge problems, but
they were problems to them.”
One girl suggested an app that would

From left, Rocky Heights Middle School eighth-graders Dani Shafer, Elle Bailey and Kaila Tangney spend time in the
“Shark Tank,” pitching their pet food container to potential parent investors at the conclusion of their month-long
project. Courtesy photo
sync a movie, allowing a ticket holder
to keep watching the film while in the
theater bathroom or standing in line for
popcorn. Another student advocated for
a rotating holiday tree that would allow
for easier decorating.
Teams of students then made sure
their inventions were original, determined the materials they’d need, created logos, calculated profit margins and
wrote presentation proposals.
Parent volunteers, instructed by Holst

not to go easy on the students, played
the “sharks.”
“The parents really took it to heart,”
she said. “The kids had no idea what they
were going to be asked, so they needed
to know their product really well.”
Some students said their moments

in the middle school “shark tank” were
tense. Carefully rehearsed presentations
took unexpected turns under the pressure of surprise questions.
“I didn’t know what (the parents)
would say,” said Elle Bailey, who with
two other students successfully pitched
a no-mess pet feeder. “In your head, it
sounds like everything would work, but
when you say it to other parents, it can
sound not the way you want it to,” she
said.
Nasser Marrakchi and his team had
similar success with the Feel Jacket, designed to heat the wearer in the winter,
and cool them during the summer.
“They were just throwing out random
questions,” he said. “You have to think
of the answers on the spot. Especially
when you’re in a group, you wouldn’t
know who’s going to answer it.”
Marrakchi, whose team also got financial backing, summed the project up
as “a great experience.”
“It helped us with our public speaking
skills,” he said, adding he also learned
how to find solutions when the group
couldn’t agree.
“It was fun being able to work with a
group of friends, collaborating to make
something we can all use,” Bailey said.
“I looked forward to the whole building
of a product that came from our minds.”
Student reviews were so favorable
Holst plans to make the “Shark Tank”
unit a regular part of her curriculum.

Eldorado Elementary closes down
after overnight smoke from kiln
Staff report
Students at Eldorado Elementary can
thank a plastic bag for an unexpected day
off.
The bag, left on top of a hot kiln, melted
during the early morning hours of Feb. 5.
The smoke it generated filled the school’s
common areas, including the main hallway and adjoining rooms.
Douglas County School District employees reportedly needed to filter the air
before allowing students and staff back
into the building.

The kiln was left on to fire ceramics
overnight, Eldorado Elementary Principal
Katy Kollasch wrote in an email to parents
about the incident.
“This is not unusual in schools, as
the evening is an ideal time to ensure the
firing process for our art work is uninterrupted, and will not interfere with the energy use in our building throughout the
day,” she wrote.
Firefighters who responded to the Highlands Ranch school found no fire or damage aside from the smoke, Kollasch said.
Classes resumed as normal Feb. 6.

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A metal detector near the entrance of the
Douglas County commissioners’ hearing
room recently was deactivated.
That happened because of the county
commissioners’ December decision to repeal a resolution adopted in 2003 that had
“prohibited open carrying of firearms in all
Douglas County facilities.”
County spokeswoman Wendy Holmes
said it is her understanding that the decision to repeal was made because the county
hasn’t had a problem with open carry — and
it’s “an individual liberty that our commissioners believe is extremely important.”
Also, the county’s practice wasn’t consistent with state law, which requires that where
open carry is prohibited, signs must be posted. Only the fairgrounds had a sign outlawing open carry and that sign is now gone. Another sign, removed recently from the Philip
S. Miller building where the commissioners
meet, didn’t refer to firearms — just prohibited knives, explosives and martial arts weapons, Holmes said.
The open-carry item — along with several
others dealing with rules on county proper-

ties — was unanimously approved Dec. 17
as a consent agenda item. Holmes said there
would have been opportunity for public
comment if a member of the public had seen
it on the consent agenda and requested that
it be removed from the consent agenda. That
didn’t happen.
In the county’s new resolution, open carrying of firearms is prohibited only where
signs have been posted — either permanently or temporarily — at the discretion of the
county manager. Currently, only the Douglas
County Justice Center is posted to prohibit
firearms.
Holmes said there will still be a security
guard at the Philip S. Miller building and the
metal detector will remain there because
there may be times when they need to use
it. However, for the most part, it will remain
inactive.
Douglas County Sheriff Dave Weaver
posted a statement on Facebook Jan. 27 in
response to citizens’ questions, which informed people about the county’s current
policy and expressed his support for Castle
Rock’s efforts to repeal its open-carry ban.
“As the Sheriff of Douglas County, I want
you to know I support the repeal to ban open
carry in Castle Rock. Even though each city
and town (for example, town council) is responsible for enforcing and upholding their
own ordinances, I do have an opinion on
such matters.
“I do not though have the right to commu-

nicate to a town or city what they may or may
not do or can or cannot do. As your Sheriff,
my department and I are strictly responsible
for the unincorporated areas of Douglas
County only. We are responsible to enforce
the laws that are passed for the county and
the citizens in that county. The current ordinance that is in place to ban open carry in
certain areas of Castle Rock (buildings, parks,
trails, etc.) which is where the conversation
started is not something I agree with and I
definitely support the decision to repeal the
ban altogether.
“It is also important to note that in the unincorporated areas of Douglas County where
I am the Sheriff, parks, trails and open space,
open carry is permissible. Open carry is also
allowed in county buildings with the exception of the justice center and a few places
where it says `no weapons.’ As your current
Sheriff, I will continue to support the Constitution and uphold my oath to the office I
represent.”
On Jan. 28, Castle Rock Town Council repealed its 13-year-old open-carry ban by a
4-3 vote.
A citizens’ referendum effort officially began the day after, but if it isn’t successful, the
repeal is scheduled to go in effect Feb. 27, allowing open carry in all town-owned buildings and facilities, except municipal court
and in areas that are within 1,000 feet of a
school.
A majority of Castle Rock police officers

HOW THE CONSENT ITEM APPEARED
The repeal of the 10-year-old county open-carry ban (limited to public places) appeared as letter (R) on the consent
agenda during the Dec. 17 Douglas County Board of County
Commissioners business meeting with the following description: “Resolution Concerning the Use of Douglas County
Owned or Operated Buildings, Facilities, Parks, Trails and
Open Space; Barbara Drake — Deputy County Manager.”
With the new resolution, four prior resolutions, adopted by
county commissioners between the years of 2003 and 2005
and pertaining to uses on county properties were consolidated and streamlined into one resolution (R013-153). One
dealt with smoking bans; one with skateboarding activities;
another specifically with parks, trails and open space regulations such as use of alcohol, treatment of wildlife, swimming,
camping, pets, etc.; and a fourth with firearms. None of those
items were specifically mentioned on the agenda outline.
During the streamlining process, nothing that was not pertaining to the topic of firearms was changed for the newly
created resolution.

expressed they wanted the ban to stay in
place — as did the town’s Public Safety Commission, which advises the council on police
and fire matters.
In Douglas County, Sgt. Ron Hanavan,
Douglas County sheriff’s spokesman, said
the commissioners didn’t ask for the department’s input before making their decision.
“They didn’t ask, and we wouldn’t expect
them to,” he said. “In this scenario, it’s basically what the board (wants).”

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Another gun battle took center stage at the Capitol
on Feb. 3, as a Senate committee rejected a Republican
effort to undo a key Democrat-backed gun measure
from last year.
Testimony on a bill that sought to repeal a law that

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requires background checks on all gun sales and transfers in the state lasted more than six hours before the
Senate’s State, Veteran’s and Military Affairs Committee
killed the measure. The bill failed following a 3-2 partyline vote.
Democrats and other supporters of universal background checks say they are working and that the law
has made it more difficult for guns to get into the wrong
hands. But Sen. George Rivera, R-Pueblo, the repeal
bill’s sponsor, argued that the new law would have done
nothing to prevent recent mass shootings, such as the
ones that occurred in 2012 inside an Aurora theater and
at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School.
“If people intend on doing something evil, they’re
going to do it,” Rivera said. “That’s just a fact.”
Last year, Democrats succeeded in passing bills that
expanded gun background checks, and put in place a
requirement that high-capacity ammunition magazines
be limited to 15 rounds. Republicans are also trying to
repeal the latter measure.
There was fallout as a result of those efforts as three
Democratic senators either lost their seats or resigned
as a result of gun vote-motivated recall elections. Rivera
won his Senate seat last fall in a recall election over former Democratic Sen. Angela Giron, making him a rare
Republican to represent Pueblo in the Senate.
“My constituents in Pueblo sent me here to give a
message: They don’t like the gun laws,” Rivera said.
Rivera told the committee that he was not against
background checks. His bill would have required only
licensed gun dealers to conduct background checks,
which had already been a part of state law prior to last
year’s measure being enacted. Rivera’s bill would have
done away with the new requirement that background
checks be conducted for private and online sales, and
it would have gotten rid of the fees that individuals are
required to pay for their background checks.

Several supporters of Rivera’s bill said that the new
requirements are burdensome to law-abiding citizens.
“As long as Democrats are in office they are going to
be going after our Second Amendment Rights,” said Joe
Neville of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners.
But supporters of the new background checks pointed to results. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says
that 104 people who tried buying guns last year failed
background checks because they had criminal records.
That’s a testament to the background checks law expansion, supporters said. And if even one of those background checks stops just one criminal from getting their
hands on a gun, the law is worth it, they said.
“The value of one life is worth the inconvenience of
the others,” said Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver.
Dave Hoover, a longtime police officer whose nephew, A.J. Boik, was killed in the Aurora theater shooting,
was one of several people to speak in opposition of Rivera’s repeal effort. Hoover said that Coloradans should
do “anything we can do to prevent gun violence” and
that he doesn’t want “anybody else to get that phone
call,” which informed him that his nephew had been
shot.
“It’s about accountability,” Hoover said. “It’s about
holding gun holders responsible for what they do when
they get rid of their firearms.”
Though emotional at times, the hearing lacked the
intensity of last year’s gun bill committee hearings. In
fact, Rivera and other Republican senators thanked Sen.
Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City, the committee chairman, for his handling of the hearing.
Still, Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, a committee member, said that Democrats who pushed for
the gun laws still aren’t paying attention to voters who
didn’t appreciate their efforts last year.
“You didn’t listen close enough because there are
three senators who aren’t here,” Harvey said.

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School board meeting attendance capped
Number of chairs
available to
audience is 87
By Jane Reuter

jreuter
@coloradocommunitymedia.com

People sat on the floor and stood during the packed Jan. 21 school board meeting. Former
board candidate Julie Keim was among those who stood throughout the three-hour-plus
meeting. Photo by Jane Reuter

After a standing-room-only
crowd overflowed the board’s
Castle Rock chambers during
its Jan. 21 meeting, the Douglas
County School District made the
call to restrict attendance at its
meetings to those who are seated.
Though fire code allows a total
of 145 people in the room, a total
of 87 chairs now will be available
for audience members. Those
who cannot find a seat will not
be allowed to attend the meeting, according to security staff.
Though there was no formal
action taken on the matter, security guards at the Feb. 4 meeting
told some audience members
about the change as they entered
the meeting — the first board
meeting since Jan. 21.

DCSD spokeswoman Paula
Hans said that given the current boardroom set up, “including space for media and other
code requirements, a maximum
of 87 chairs can be placed in the
room.”
The change was prompted by
safety concerns, DCSD leaders
said, and is not an effort to limit
attendance.
During the Jan. 21 meeting,
audience members sat on the
floor and stood. Still more people stood in a hall outside the
meeting room. A series of controversial changes instituted by
the school board in the last few
years regularly have brought a
deluge of concerned community
members to the group’s meeting. Standing-room-only school
board meetings have not been
uncommon.
“Concerns about public participation are unfounded,” Hans
wrote in an email. “Public outreach in DCSD has never been
more robust than now.”
For instance, under new board
president Kevin Larsen’s direction, public comment time has
been expanded from two to three

minutes per person. Also under
Larsen, the board is introducing
its “Board Unplugged” meetings,
with the first one scheduled for
March 3 at Parker’s Cimarron
Middle School. Though it will
be an evening meeting, the start
time has not been set yet.
The meetings are a new effort
to connect on a more informal
level with community members,
board members say, and a return to the types of meetings the
group once held quarterly at various schools throughout Douglas
County.
The March 3 meeting substitutes for the board’s first regular
meeting of the month, and is
the first of three the board plans
through the end of the school
year.
The second meetings in
March, April and May — set for
7 p.m. each third Tuesday — will
be held in the board meeting
room of DCSD’s administration
building in Castle Rock.
There will be “Board Unplugged” meetings on the first
Tuesday each of those months at
various locations throughout the
district.

No applications yet filed for board vacancy
President not worried
about lack of candidates
to fill seventh seat
By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.
com
Douglas County School Board President
Kevin Larsen said he isn’t worried about
filling the board’s current vacant seat,
though no one so far has applied to fill it.
The deadline for applications is Feb. 21.
“I want to have many good candidates
to choose from,” Larsen said. “Even if there
are no applications in yet, I’m certainly
aware of people who are considering applying. My suspicion is many people may
be inclined to wait until the very last moment to submit.”
If the seat isn’t filled within 60 days after
it is officially declared vacant — which the
board did on Jan. 21 — Colorado state statute allows a school board president to appoint a replacement. That’s not something
Larsen wants to do.
“If we know going into the final week we
haven’t yet had anybody, we’d make sure to
step up our efforts to get people to come
out,” he said.
Six-year board member Justin Williams
submitted his resignation Jan. 6, citing a
desire to spend more time with his family
and making his removal effective immediately.
When former board member Dan

Gerken resigned in early 2013, only two
people initially applied for the seat. The
school board extended the application
deadline a week, eventually getting 15 applications and conducting extended public
interviews among six finalists.
Larsen acknowledges people may be
hesitant to throw a hat in the ring. Since
2009, the school board has often enacted
controversial policies aimed at fast-paced
education reform.
Those changes have been both praised
and criticized, and those strong opinions
were reflected in the November 2013 board
election.
“I think a lot of people give it very deep
thought,” Larsen said, noting board members are scrutinized and expected to devote long hours to the volunteer position.
“This is for me a fun position, but you’ve
got to be ready for the big leagues. This is
not for the meek or thin-skinned.”
Potential candidates must live in District F, which includes portions of eastern
and southern Parker and some of Elbert
County. The position will expire in November 2015.
All seven current board members support the district’s controversial education
reform policies, which the four unsuccessful candidates challenged. Many community members who supported the alternative candidates are advocating for a new
member who represents their views.
Larsen said the board will choose Williams’ replacement carefully.
“There’s no predisposition, and there
are no slam dunks,” he said.

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Search for library
director almost done
Decision to be made
soon on two finalists
By Virginia Grantier

vgrantier@coloradocommunitymedia.com
The shoes are close to being filled.
Douglas County Libraries has two finalists for the library director position that
has been open since Jan. 17, the last day of
work for longtime director Jamie LaRue.
LaRue, after 23 years of service, is now
giving talks to library systems around the
world on innovative practices he initiated
at a library system that was considered the
worst in the state when he arrived and now
is ranked as the best library system in the
nation in its circulation class.
The search committee received a total
of 17 applications from states as far away
as California and North Carolina.
But one of the two finalists was found
close by. And the other one used to be close
by.
Finalist David Farnan has served as the
associate director of community services
for Douglas County Libraries since 2008.
Before that he was the adult services coordinator as well as the public services

Redemption
by John Brackney

South Metro Denver
Chamber President and CEO

Errors, Mistakes, Sins, Oversights,
Transgressions, they come in all styles
and variations. Most of us slip-up every
day – sometimes in a small way, other
times in a larger way. We try our hardest to avoid big, life changing mistakes.
When we do mess up, we’re often faced
with the task of remedying the error. Fortunately most can be settled by straightforward acknowledgment and apology. When authentically provided and
gracefully accepted an apology can mean
equally as much to the provider as to the
receiver. Both are able to move on. More
serious mistakes likely mean more effort
to pay the debt, right the wrong or make
amends. Hopefully we grow from all of
our mistakes and become better people.
We shouldn’t seek to avoid missteps
however – they are how we grow, learn
and get stronger. We should do our best
to avoid lapses in judgment that either
knowingly or unknowingly hurt others
and when we do make them we should be
our best to fix them.
We received an anonymous letter and
$500 money order last week from the
Greater Seattle area (and no, not regarding the Seahawks - more on that below).

supervisor for the Cleveland HeightsUniversity Heights Public Library system
from 2001-08. He currently serves on the
Colorado Association of Libraries Executive Council and the Board of the Colorado
Library Consortium (CLiC).
The other finalist is from Iowa — Robert Pasicznyuk, the current director of Cedar Rapids Public Library. Prior to moving
to Iowa, Pasicznyuk was DCL’s associate
director of information technology from
2004 to 2009. From 1997-2004, he was the
information technology officer and systems analyst/internet developer at Pikes
Peak Library District. From 1996 to 2009,
he was also an adjunct faculty member at
University of Denver’s Library and Information Science School.
The two finalists have undergone multiple interviews and a decision is expected
soon.
“The board is committed to finding a
dedicated and visionary leader for Douglas
County Libraries,” said Demetria Heath, a
library trustee who is chairing the personnel committee for this effort.
The committee, which includes members of DCL’s human resources department and the full board of library trustees,
began a national search for candidates in
October.

The author reflected on his life as a boy
growing up in South Metro Denver and
expressed regret and disappointment over
one of his youthful transgressions. This
gentleman was seeking to make amends
for taking small items from a local retail
store, long since out of business, in order
to impress his friends. For over 40 years
he has remembered this mistake and
wondered how to redeem himself. His
letter, in part below, is noteworthy:
“I hope that when my life is done
that I will have done more good than
harm. I try each day to live my life to
help others and improve myself. But the
guilt associated with this behavior, and
many other poor decisions, lingers as
something unresolved. Now in my older
age and reflecting on my life, I realize I
am a different man than I was years ago,
but my past still serves as a reminder of
how far I have left to go. I cannot know
how many people I have hurt over time,
nor am I able to remember the names
and faces of even those that I know I
hurt. But I do remember the store and
know I never made amends. I wish that
little store were still open so I could make
amends directly. Instead, I thought the
organization that represents such stores
might be my closest alternative. Enclosed
is $500 which represents the value of the
items plus interest, with a little bit more
added in. I appreciate what you do for
your community and for allowing me the
opportunity to try and restore, to some
small degree, a wrong I did to a member
of your community.”
Powerful words. Somewhere in Seattle
is a good man who is working to get bet-

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experts, there are over 33 physical problems
that will come under scrutiny during a
home inspection when your home is for
sale. A new report has been prepared which
identifies the eleven most common of these
problems, and what you should know about
them before you list your home for sale.
Whether you own an old home or a brand
new one, there are a number of things that
can fall short of requirements during a home
inspection. If not identified and dealt with,
any of these 11 items could cost you dearly
in terms of repair. That’s why it’s critical that
you read this report before you list your
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certainly experience costly delays in the
close of your home sale or, worse, turn

prospective buyers away altogether. In
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pre-inspection yourself if you know what
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looking for can help you prevent little
problems from growing into costly and
unmanageable ones.
To help homesellers deal with this issue
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ter. Seattle – you’re fortunate to have him.
We accepted his gesture with appreciation and thoughtfulness for how we all
can seek redemption. To make what was
wrong right, to clear the day and move
forward. We are re-committing our efforts at the South Metro Denver Chamber
to support all small businesses in their
toil to provide great value and service to
their customers and clients so that they
grow and prosper. When small businesses
do well many others can fulfill their
dreams, our community gets stronger and
our quality of life increases. We should all
follow this example as we reflect on any
wrongs we’ve done and how to fix them.
Thank you, Anonymous.
Now to the Super Bowl. To the Seattle
Seahawks players, organization, city,
region, and fans: congratulations on a
great victory. You beat us fair and square.
Sorry we didn’t give you a tougher fight
but you’ve left no doubt that you deserve
to be Super Bowl Champions. Your region
is awesome, and from one great area to
another we wish you joy and happiness,
and the satisfaction that your efforts have
produced champions. We continue to be
proud of our team, the Denver Broncos,
especially Pat Bowlen, John Fox, John Elway, Peyton Manning, the rest of the team
and the fans. You’re a first class organization and team and you’ve helped us to
attain championship status as a city and
world-wide recognition over the decades.
Thank you for taking us there! Seattle –
hope to see you again in Super Bowl XLIX.
Let’s Prosper together!
More blog posts from John Brackney
can be read at www.bestchamber.com.

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Calendar of Events
For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber
events and for more information, visit our web site at
www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142.

Home Care Assistance of Centennial welcomed clients, families, community
leaders and fellow Chamber Investors to celebrate the ribbon cutting and grand
opening of their newest location in Centennial. Hors d’oeuvres, wine, smoothies
and excellent giveaways were the order of the day as attendees toured the new facility. The organization provides the highest quality in-home care for seniors with
flexible hourly and 24 hour live-in care plans. www.centennialhca.com

The Joint... the Chiropractic Place celebrated the
grand opening of their 8th Denver location at the
corner of University and Dry Creek in Centennial
with a party and ribbon cutting with company
management, clients and fellow Chamber Investors.
Offering an alternative approach to healthcare, The
Joint brings affordable and convenient chiropractic
services to the public with an open, inviting atmosphere. www.thejoint.com

Inspiration, hope for generations to come
A high school student kills a classmate.
Another sets himself on fire. Still another
murders his mother.
Those things happened in Denver’s suburbs in a recent six-week span.
Across the country, media reports tell far
and wide of teenagers doing something horribly wrong.
But there are inspirational stories, too,
stories of teen achievement, of overcoming obstacles. Typically, though, they don’t
generate much media buzz outside of the
immediate community.
Recently, one did.
Bailey Roby is an 18-year-old varsity
basketball player for Mountain Vista High
School in Highlands Ranch. In late January,
he found himself at the center of controversy
because he runs the court on two prosthetic

our view

legs.
The Colorado High School Activities
Association made a mid-season ruling that
Roby’s appearances in games compromised
his and other players’ safety. For several days,
it looked like the fan favorite’s playing career
was over. Still, he was poised to be there for
his teammates.
“Now, I just gotta sit on the bench and
support (the team),” Roby said after the Jan.
24 game that, at the time, looked to be his

last. “The most important thing is being a
part of the team.”
We were the first media outlet to report
on Roby’s plight, but far from the last. The
story was covered by most of Denver’s print
and digital media but also was picked up by,
among many others, “Good Morning America” and the British newspaper the Daily Mail.
Facebook and Twitter were abuzz as social
media campaigns ignited by Mountain Vista
students and community members pushed
to get Roby back in the game.
And that’s what happened. Upon further
review, CHSAA decided Roby could play as
long as both teams agreed to it.
The idea that Roby represented a safety
risk confounded many.
“I don’t think Bailey is a hazard to anyone
on the floor and certainly not to himself,”

said Roby’s father, Scott. “He’s been in
hundreds of practices and he played junior
varsity last year. If he falls down, he gets back
up.”
Roby’s statistics certainly won’t draw
all-state attention — he averages 1.4 points
per game, with a season-high of 3, generally
seeing action when the powerhouse Golden
Eagles have a victory wrapped up. The state
playoffs tip off in a couple of weeks and it’s
likely Roby’s on-court role will become even
smaller.
But he’ll be there if the team needs him.
Just like his classmates and the community
were there when he needed them.
Teamwork. Overcoming obstacles. Getting up when you get knocked down.
Teenagers learning life lessons.
There’s plenty of good news out there.

In the tower, looking
down, looking back

Measuring success one inch at a time
One of my favorite things about
writing this column is the interaction
and communication with the community. I appreciate you all for the feedback, recommendations, and support
you have provided over the years.
Last week I received one of those
communications I love so much via
email. One of our local readers wanted
to know why I haven’t been more diligent about following up on the pursuit
of our goals and New Year’s Resolutions as I have in years past, especially
right at the beginning of the year.
I am glad that some of you look forward to the challenges and prodding
from yours truly when it comes to the
pursuit of your goals and dreams. And
the fact that you reach out and share
those dreams means even more to me
than you can imagine.
Well, let me ask you now that we are
just a little more than a month into the
New Year, how are you doing with your
resolutions, goals and plans? Are you
right where you thought you would be?
Are you ahead of schedule? Or maybe
you aren’t quite where you wanted to
be or where you thought you might
be by now. The good news is that we
have only completed one-twelfth of
the year.
Imagine the year as if you were
looking at a 12-inch ruler with the
month of January sitting on the oneinch mark. It’s easy to see or imagine
that there is still so much more time
ahead of us than there is behind us. So
even if we haven’t gotten off to a super
strong start yet, or we have realized
that we still have more work to do, the
balance of the year works in our favor.
Now, continue to use your imagination. Think of each inch as the
next month in the year and the space
between each as a 30-day window. Get
the visual in your head, maybe even
transfer the image to paper or an electronic document.
What are the things that need to
happen in each month, each 30day window that will help you with
the achievement of your goals and
dreams? You see we can’t measure

success if we do not know what it is
we are measuring. What does success
look like in February? What will it look
like in March? And what does success
mean along our individual ruler or
path to success?
There is more good news. Success can come in all shapes and sizes
and can be accomplished along any
time line. There are immediate wins,
near-term successes, mid-range accomplishments, and the successful
achievement of long-term goals. And
there is even more good news. Success
begets success. That’s right, the more
we succeed, the more likely it is that
success will follow us wherever we go.
How about you? Where are you in
the pursuit of your goals and dreams?
I am sure there are many of you who
don’t need me to be your weekly
reminder or coach when it comes to
being driven to succeed. And I am sure
there are many of you who have someone or something that inspires and
motivates you as you seek success.
My hope is that this week you
will realize that there is still so much
time left this year to set our goals and
resolutions and just as much time to
pursue and achieve our modest and
even wildest dreams.
I would love to hear all about where
you see yourself on the ruler and how
you plan on pursuing personal success
at gotonorton@gmail.com. Remember,
when we identify what we want and
plan for our own success, it will be a
better than good week.
Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president
of the Zig Ziglar Corp. and the CEO/
founder of www.candogo.com.

Mick Jagger said, “Time waits for no
one.” No, it doesn’t. I just turned around
and I’m on Medicare. My only living relative is my sister, Cindy. My college professors are dropping one by one.
I was grading portfolios a week ago, it
seems like. And now I have been retired
for 11 years.
It’s kind of fascinating to be up in the
tower like coach Bear Bryant, looking
down and looking back on my life. Maybe
you have done the same thing.
In the dream-like moments between
wake and sleep, I reminisce about ex-girlfriends, my father, when I was a student.
During one stretch I went to different
schools four years in a row. One in Michigan, two in California, and one in Ohio.
There was a lot of moving going on,
and a lot of readjustments that had to be
made.
Everyone has had a handful of days
that were important, that can make us
sentimental or emotional when we think
about them.
Graduation day, the day you met your
future wife or husband, the day your child
was born. The day you were hired or fired,
divorced, or checked into rehab.
What if you didn’t go to that concert in
the first place? You never would have met
Vera, Chuck or Dave. If you skipped that
surprise party, you might not have met
Janalee, Andy or Thor.
I have questions that I want to ask my
father, and I can’t. I want to know why
we moved from Michigan to Pennsylvania and then back to Michigan. The only
source of that information is deceased.
If you have some unanswered questions, ask them now, because you never

know.
My life really changed for the first
time on Aug. 8, 1963, when I was the only
witness in one of Ohio’s most sensational
crimes, the murder of a high school cheerleader. It’s still around in my thoughts.
Ten years later, my life changed again. I
vividly remember being introduced to the
chair of the University of California, Santa
Barbara, art department, and the moment
he offered me my first teaching job.
I spent 13 hours one day in 1984,
defending myself in front of a school committee because a pathological student had
convinced enough people that she was
telling the truth when she claimed I had
entered her home and written messages in
lipstick on her bathroom mirror. Among
other fun accusations.
It was the day the respect I had for my
employer ended.
One evening in October 2011, I gave a
painting demonstration at the Curtis Arts
and Humanities Center in Greenwood Village. Who was the first one to show up? A
woman with undecided blue eyes introduced herself. Jennifer.
These “sliding doors” happen all the
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Our veterans deserve better from the VA
Editor’s note: The following was written by
U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) and Ann
Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.)
It is time for the federal government to
fulfill its promise to our nation’s veterans
and get our VA hospitals built, on time and
without excessive and avoidable cost overruns. That’s why we are pushing bipartisan
legislation to reform a broken bureaucratic
system that has been harming our nation’s
veterans and wasting precious taxpayer
resources.
As a Republican from Colorado and a
Democrat from Arizona, we stand united in
our desire to see the Aurora VA hospital and
others around the country completed. To do
that, we need serious reform of how the VA
manages the construction process.
Last year, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee for Oversight and Investigations
(O&I) held a hearing entitled “VA Construction Policy: Failed Plans Result in Plans That
Fail.” Additionally, the full House Veterans
Affairs Committee (HVAC) held a hearing
on “Confronting Persistent Challenges in VA
Major Construction and Lease Programs.”
The take-away from these hearings,
which is self-evident from the titles, is that
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
struggles significantly with construction of
healthcare facilities.
At a subcommittee hearing last year, the
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
testified that delays in hospital construction
projects in Aurora, Orlando, Las Vegas, and
New Orleans are, on average, 35 months behind schedule and $336 million over budget.

Safety
Continued from Page 1

students to counselors is well outside the
250-to-1 level recommended by the American School Counselor Association. But that
figure doesn’t include other mental health
workers employed by the school district.
Adding psychologists and social workers to
the total halves that ratio to 452-to-1.
DCSD’s current plans call for new training, but not adding staff.
In March, campus security will be the first
district staff members to undergo training
in “Mental Health First Aid,” a program offered through the Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network that shows how to spot a
developing emotional or mental health crisis
and steps to take until help arrives or the crisis passes.
“What we really want to do is build a community of safety,” said Colette Hohnbaum,
student wellness program manager. “It takes
that concerted effort.”
DCSD prides itself on its safety protocols,
particularly a $674,000 school marshal program introduced at the start of the school
year it says is unique in the country.
“From our board of education, superintendent and on down, we’ve identified safety
as our number one priority in the school
district moving forward,” said DCSD special
education director Jason Germain, adding
that includes both physical and psychological safety.

Smith
Continued from Page 8

time in films. The director has 90 minutes to take us back, and then to take us
forward. “When Harry Met Sally” is a good
example.
I have been very lucky. I am very lucky.
I wish that my father were still around.
Other than that, I feel like I am having a
good life.
I am not signing off, I am just reminiscing on a bitterly cold night, when Jennifer
is unable to come over.

Those numbers are simply unacceptable, for
both taxpayers and veterans in need of care.
As the chairman and a ranking member
for O&I, we are disheartened by the findings
of our subcommittee’s investigations into
these projects, detailing gross mismanagement in every aspect of major medical facility construction, including design, operations, change orders and payments to prime
contractors and subcontractors.
At best, this pattern of mismanagement
indicates utter incompetence. At worst, it
shows complete disrespect to our nation’s
veterans and to the American taxpayer by
the VA’s Office of Construction and Facilities
Management.
We are committed to working with the VA
to solve these problems because we should
do everything in our power to help the VA
provide veterans with quality care.
In fact, the Congress as a whole has made
substantial efforts to increase funding for
the VA and its programs despite being in a
time of serious budget constraints. However, the VA has not only squandered these
taxpayer dollars but has also weakened the
public’s trust in their ability to plan, budget,

Its efforts include cross-agency relationships to more quickly identify troubled students, text-a-tip and other student programs
designed to encourage peer support and
reporting, anti-bullying, suicide prevention
and constant teacher and staff training. Its
efforts extend well beyond school walls and
throughout Douglas County.
“If the entire community works together,
that’s how we keep our kids safe,” Hohnbaum
said.
Counselors, whose job duties are myriad,
need all the help they can get.
Young was responsible on average for
about 400 high school students each year.
A third of her time was devoted to a child’s
social/emotional needs, another third to
academic concerns and another to career
counseling. Counselors also are sometimes
asked to supervise the lunch room, and proctor tests — taking more time away from their
primary duties.
It was much more than a 40-hour-a-week
job.
“You never felt you could do what you
needed to do working individually with students and meeting the needs of parents,”
Young said. “I looked for those kids who were
struggling. But it was hard.”
Parent Laura Mutton, president of a community group called Strong Schools Coalition, wishes more emphasis were placed on
mental health.
“We’re spending $675,000 a year to have
policemen walk around our elementary
schools,” she said. “As a parent, I don’t feel my
child’s any safer because of this. I question
that priority over mental health.

My screen saver is a picture of Smitty
when his face was auburn, not gray like it
is now. The one inevitability of owning a
pet is that they will break your heart one
day. Unless you own one of those tortoises
that live for 200 years.
Smitty is 10, and like me, he is now getting senior wellness examinations.
I brought him home from the MaxFund
Animal Shelter and Adoption Center on
April 3, 2008. He looked at me through the
bars on his crate and said, “Get me out of
here, Dad.”
Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator
and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be
reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

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manage and ultimately construct major
medical facilities.
Veterans in Colorado, Louisiana, Florida,
and Nevada have been waiting years for
their facilities to be completed. The VA
claims that the Aurora project will be completed by April 2015 but all evidence points
to that deadline being unrealistic. Additionally, the completion date for the project in
Orlando was pushed back to December of
2014, making that project now two years
behind schedule.
Unfortunately, even after numerous
Congressional hearings and inquiries, the VA
has done little to convince us they can meet
any of their goals on time.
That is why we introduced legislation to
help with the completion of the VA medical
center in Aurora, as well as other projects.
H.R. 3593, the VA Construction Assistance
Act of 2013, will implement GAO recommended reforms such as assigning medical equipment planners to major medical
construction projects and streamlining the
change-order process.
We go one step further by requiring that
an emergency manager, referred to as a
“special project manager” from the Army
Corps of Engineers, independent of the VA,
be appointed to provide oversight for each
existing VA major medical facility project
currently under construction in order to
make sure that the GAO recommendations
are fully implemented and to take any additional steps necessary to help reduce both
the cost and the delays that have plagued
these projects.
While this legislation was drafted and

introduced late last year, we delayed in
bringing it up in order to see if conditions at
the four VA hospital construction sites might
improve. Unfortunately, there are no significant changes to warrant any further delays
in moving forward with this proposal.
According to the GAO’s report dated
March of 2013, the Army Corps of Engineers
has institutional knowledge and expertise in
construction and, unlike the VA, consistently
completes similar projects for the Department of Defense on-budget and on-time.
The USACE will also provide oversight for
the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Committees so that we in Congress can be
apprised of their progress — or lack thereof
— on these projects.
Although the VA does provide great overall healthcare for our veterans, our tenor and
posture will be to vigorously highlight that
the VA needs a watchdog in order to successfully complete its construction projects. This
has been and will continue to be the focus
of our Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee during the 113th Congress. Our work,
along with H.R. 3593, will help to ensure the
VA has proper oversight and expertise guiding the management and ultimate completion of the Aurora VA Medical Center, as well
as the other projects highlighted by the GAO.
Our veterans cannot simply hope the VA
improves. Rather, we must take action to
push these projects forward.

“I’m afraid these services are cut so far
back it’s hard for them to identify kids in a
timely manner,” said Mutton, whose son
knew Robert Klamo, the Mountain Vista
High School student who killed his mother
and then himself in their Highlands Ranch
home Jan. 31. “How can we help them ahead
of time so they don’t get to the point where
they’re falling apart?”
Young knows she and her fellow counsel-

ors provided a critical service.
“I’ve had kids come back and tell me, `I
really was going to kill myself, but you were
there and you talked to me’,” she said.
For her, the job is an ongoing effort to pay
it forward.
“I had a counselor that really helped me
when I was in high school,” Young said. “If it
hadn’t been for those significant people in
my school, I don’t know where I’d be.”

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman is the chairman of the
House Veterans’ Subcommittee for Oversight
and Investigations and U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick is the subcommittee’s ranking member.

Sides gear up for fracking battle
Fight expected over possible
November ballot measure
By Vic Vela

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com
With a ballot measure looming that
could determine the future of hydraulic
fracking in Colorado, oil and gas industry
leaders are preparing for a battle unlike
any they’ve fought before.
“We’ve got a serious fight on our hands
in 2014,” said Tim Wrigley, president of the
Western Energy Alliance.
Wrigley’s comments came during a Jan.
31 fracking forum in downtown Denver,
where leaders from the oil and gas industry
and other business groups converged.
The hour-long discussion focused on
developing pro-industry voter outreach
strategies in anticipation of a potential No-

vember ballot initiative that is being driven
by anti-fracking advocates.
Fracking is the mixing of water, sand
and chemicals that are blasted deep into
the surface to crack porous rock to free up
blocked oil and gas. So far, five Colorado
cities and more than 100 municipalities
across the nation have either placed bans
or other limits on the practice.
The group behind the ballot proposal,
the Colorado Community Rights Network,
is the same organization that spearheaded
last year’s successful ballot measure in Lafayette that banned any new oil and gas
drilling there.
If it makes it on to the ballot, the proposal — which was filed as a potential state
constitutional amendment last month
— would allow cities to block oil and gas
development, as well as any other kind of
business practice that could have harmful
impacts on residents’ well-being.
Organizers have until August to collect

86,105 valid signatures for the proposal to
make it on the November ballot.
Cliff Wilmeng of the Colorado Community Rights Network says the ballot proposal goes beyond allowing cities to ban
fracking.
“Oil and gas isn’t even mentioned in the
amendment,” he said. “The motivation is
to ensure communities are able to exercise
fundamental democratic rights and self
determination.”
But the oil and gas industry knows exactly what the ballot proposal is all about
— it’s a statewide effort that could have serious repercussions for the fracking business, something that they believe is a critically important industry practice.
“The ground has shifted forever under our feet,” said Wrigley. “All eyes of the
country are on our state now.”

No easy answers

Debate over fracking proves that there
are no easy answers when it comes to this
highly polarizing issue.
Anti-fracking activists argue that it can
have long-term effects on the environment
and can cause drinking water contamination.
Those who are adamantly opposed to
fracking say that research into its effects on
health has only begun to scratch the surface, as researchers continue to learn new
information about the practice.
For example, last week the University of
Colorado released a study that indicates a
higher percentage of birth defects among
mothers who live near natural gas wells.
But supporters of the industry insist
that the practice is a safe one and one that
creates jobs. They also point to statistics
that show that fracking has made the U.S.
less reliant upon foreign oil.
“The facts are totally on our side,” said
Tisha Schuller, president of the Colorado
Oil and Gas Association.
Schuller also told the forum that oil and
gas money is so important to the state that
8 percent of Colorado’s economy would be
at risk if the ballot measure proves successful.
“It would be devastating,” she said. “It
would take out Colorado’s economy immediately.”
But Wilmeng said that the oil and gas
industry is being “short-sided” on this issue, ignoring environmental threats, while
corporate CEO’s pad their wallets.
“If the oil and gas industry is so confident in their longevity and popularity in
the state, they should defer the decision
making to the people of Colorado,” he said.

The politics of fracking

Making the issue even more difficult are
the complicated politics that surround it.
Yes, polls show that most fracking supporters are Republicans and most who
oppose the practice are Democrats. However, Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat
and a geologist by trade, is a supporter of
fracking. Schuller of COGA is a Democrat
as well.
Then there’s Fort Collins, located in Republican-leaning Larimer County, where
voters last year put in place a five-year
moratorium on fracking.

Hickenlooper’s position on fracking
has at times put him at odds with environmental advocates and members of his own
party. He and his administration are coplaintiffs in an oil and gas industry lawsuit
against city of Longmont over its recent
citizen-driven fracking ban. Hickenlooper’s administration’s position is that state
law supersedes municipalities on matters
like these.
“The main frustration we have with
Gov. Hickenlooper is that he has no respect
for the fundamental right of democracy for
the people of the state,” Wilmeng said.
The Legislature has also been criticized
by anti-fracking advocates for not doing
enough on the issue.
Senate President Morgan Carroll, DAurora, said the Legislature has taken steps
to address some of those concerns. She
pointed to an increase in the number of
well inspectors and said the state has set
up infrared cameras meant to detect methane near drill sites.
Carroll also mentioned a bill that is
making its way through the Capitol that
would require warnings on home purchase
contracts, letting potential buyers know
whether the land is on a split-estate property where drilling can occur. And she said
that the Legislature could deal with local
control issues as early as this session.
At the same time, Carroll acknowledged
the political realities associated with the
fracking issue.
“There’s other things that, for some of
us personally or for our districts, would like
to see done,” she said. “But like every other
bill, it’s a vote counting-process.
“Sometimes what’s popular or unpopular with the public isn’t the same as what’s
popular or unpopular with elected officials
in the building,” she said. “I think this is a
case where there is pent-up frustration for
failing to see enough movement (at the
Legislature) and I think it’s totally the prerogative of people at the local level to take
issues into their own hands.”
In the meantime, the fight over fracking
continues and both sides are in the process
of mapping out their strategies.
Schuller urged fracking supporters to be
sympathetic to the concerns of those who
have doubts about the practice.
“My overwhelming message is not
about necessarily getting the facts out
alone, this is about an empathetic connection, building trust for decades to come,”
she said after last month’s forum. “Oil and
gas has been here for 100 years and we’re
going to be here for decades to come. How
do we let people know that this has been
done safely and effectively for communities for a very long time? That’s what we’re
working on.”
Wilmeng hopes that voters across the
state connect to same message that rallied
Lafayette voters — that the “unaccountable” oil and gas industry is engaging in
a dangerous environmental practice that
needs to be curbed.
“We look at this as a movement,” he said
of allowing local “self-determination” on
matters such as fracking. “What we’re considering hasn’t been done in a very, very
long time. There’s no question we’re moving forward on this.”

vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Mountains and sunshine and healthy
and active lifestyles aside, Colorado holds
a dubious distinction that isn’t a part of the
state’s tourism campaign.
Colorado ranks among the highest in
the nation for suicides. In 2012, more Coloradans died as a result of taking their own
lives than those who were killed in a car
wreck. And suicide is the leading cause of
death among young persons between the
ages of 10 and 34.
“Despite being one the most beautiful
states in the country, we have one of the
highest suicide rates in the country — and
consistently,” said state Sen. Linda Newell,
D-Littleton.
The question is why?
Newell and Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, DArvada, are hoping that a bill they are cosponsoring can help the state get to the
bottom of that issue.
The two lawmakers are behind Senate
Bill 88, which would create the Suicide Prevention Commission.
The commission would be made up of
about 20 people who represent various
sectors of society, including those with
professional backgrounds that are relevant
to suicide prevention.
The commission would advise the current state Office of Suicide Prevention in
developing priorities and action plans
having to do with curbing suicides. The
commission would also make annual recommendations to the governor’s office.
“We’re hoping that, with this commission, we will prioritize (suicide prevention)
and bring this up as an issue that we need
to address and not be silent on anymore,”
Newell said.
Newell said that the staffing inside the

Office of Suicide Prevention — which is
made up of one person — is inadequate
and needs more help.
“I’ve been asking for more resources for
that office for two years and haven’t got
it,” she said. “He’s been collecting data as
much as possible but he doesn’t have time
to analyze it.
Newell said much of the commission’s
work will be to focus on figuring out why
Colorado’s suicide rate is so high. Newell
pointed to several possible problem areas,
such as the state’s large number of military veterans, the lack of access to mental health services in rural areas, and the
Western U.S. culture of “rugged individualism,” one that doesn’t always translate to
people seeking help.
Kraft-Tharp said that it’s particularly
disturbing to see young people committing suicide. She talked about the recent
incident at Jefferson County’s Standley
Lake High School, where a student doused
himself with gasoline before deliberately
set himself on fire.
“This happens in our own neighborhoods, right around the corner,” KraftTharp said. “And we need to figure out why
is affects our state.”
Susan Marine, a board member of the
Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado,
testified before the Senate Health and
Human Services Committee on Feb. 6 in
support of the bill. Marine’s two sons took
their own lives, including one who was an
assistant city attorney in Thornton.
“My passion of being an advocate stems
from my own loss and my hope that I can
spare other parents from tragedies,” Marine told committee members.
But Newell’s bill was met with skepticism from Republicans who wondered
why this effort needs to be supported with
state dollars.
Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud,
pointed to the bill’s fiscal note, which indicates that the commission will come with
an annual price tag of at least $80,000.

LEGISLATIVE BRIEFS
Logo vote bill rejected

It looks like Colorado’s new state logo is
here to stay, after Democrats on a House
committee rejected a bill that would allow
the new symbol to go to the voters.
The logo — which was initiated by Gov.
John Hickenlooper’s office — features a
green, snow-capped mountain with the
letters “CO.” Businesses looking to tout
their Colorado roots through marketing
efforts will be able to use the new logo
without having to pay state royalties.
Rep. Bob Rankin, R-Carbondale, told
the House Business, Labor, Economic
and Workforce Development Committee
during a Feb. 4 hearing that Coloradans
ought to be able to vote on the new logo,
citing criticism from those who don’t care
for it.
The committee rejected Rankin’s effort,
following a party-line vote of 6-5.

Youth tanning bed restrictions move forward
A tougher version of a bill that would
restrict children from using tanning beds
has cleared its first legislative hurdle.
House Bill 1054 would ban all persons
under 18 from using tanning beds. The
bill is motivated by studies that show
tanning beds can contain cancer-causing
carcinogens.
Rep. Cherylin Peniston, D-Westminster, has sponsored similar measures the
last couple of years, though this year’s bill
is tougher than ones she had previously
introduced. It bans all youths from using
tanning beds, regardless of whether they
have a parent’s permission.
The bill passed the House Health,
Insurance and Environment Committee
on Feb. 6, following a party-line vote of
6-5. The bill now heads to another House
committee before it receives a full vote in
the House.

Gun permit measure fails

“It tells me that you want the government to run this,” Lundberg told Newell. “I
think you’ll find that this is just the tip of
the iceberg in the fiscal note on what resources will be required.”
And Sen. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa,
wondered whether he was being asked to

support a bill that creates more government, but doesn’t produce results.
“Are we building a bureaucracy that creates an entity that has no action?” Crowder
said.
The committee will vote on the bill at a
future hearing.

Chris Holbert, R-Parker and Jared Wright,
R-Fruita, would have done away with
Colorado statute that prohibits the carrying of a concealed weapon without a
permit.
The bill suffered an expected party-line
defeat in the House Judiciary Committee.
The bill was another failed attempt
by Republican lawmakers to roll back a
Democratic gun law platform that Democrats believe better protects the public
from harm. Republicans disagree and
claim that those efforts are burdensome
to law-abiding citizens.

Parolees face arrest under proposed ankle
monitoring tampering bill

The House Appropriations Committee
on Feb. 6 unanimously voted in support
of a measure that would send parolees to
jail if they remove or tamper with their
electronic monitoring devices.
Those who tamper with their devices
are subject to an immediate warrant-less
arrest.
Motivation behind the bill, which is
sponsored by Rep. Tim Dore, R-Elizabeth,
stems from last year’s murder of Tom
Clements, the Colorado prisons chief who
was shot to death by a man on parole who
had cut off his ankle monitoring bracelet.
The bill now heads to a vote on the
floor of the House.

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Synthetic pot liability bill moves forward

Retailers who sell synthetic drugs will
face fines and civil liability, under a bill
that passed a House committee last week.
The so-called designer-drugs, such
as synthetic marijuana, have resulted in
hospital visits or death among some who
have smoked them.
House Bill 1037, sponsored by Rep.
Lois Landgraf, R-Fountain, would slap
vendors who sell the drugs with penalties up to $500,000. That money would be
diverted to the state’s general fund.
The bill unanimously passed the
House Judiciary Committee and now
heads to the House Appropriations Com-

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A Republican effort to roll back permit
requirements for those who carry concealed weapons died in a House committee on Feb. 4.
House Bill 1041, sponsored by Reps.

Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton, listens as Susan Marine testifies in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Feb. 6. Marine, whose two sons died as a result of suicide, testified in support of Newell’s bill to create a state
Suicide Prevention Commission. Photo by Vic Vela

S. Chambers Rd.

State’s high suicide rate
prompts action by legislators

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February 13, 2014

Future area job growth linked to light rail
Young workers not keen on
car ownership, economic
development experts say
By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Companies building in south metro
Denver since 2011 have brought, or will
bring, almost 5,500 new jobs to the area,
according to the Denver South Economic Development Partnership.
Continued job growth hinges in large
part on building the southeast light rail
extension, experts say. That’s because
the young workers most likely to fill
those jobs don’t want to own vehicles.
Company leaders said their targeted
work force of 25- to 35-year olds reflect
changes in lifestyle preferences. Their
wish lists don’t necessarily include owning a large home and driving a quality
car — or any car at all.
“These young people want to live in
a mixed-use community, a village kind
of setting where they can walk,” Denver
South EDP president Mike Fitzgerald
told the Lone Tree City Council during
its Feb. 4 meeting. “They want to live in
multi-family housing. They may or may
not have a preference to buy (a home).
More of them do not want to own a car
than do, so they want to be as close to
mass transit as possible.”

Economic development in south metro Denver hinges on the extension of light rail — which now stops here at
Lincoln Avenue — south to RidgeGate Parkway, many say. Photo by Jane Reuter
Extending the light rail line south
would add 2.3 miles of track from Lincoln Avenue across Interstate 25 to
RidgeGate Parkway.
The Regional Transportation District
doesn’t have funding to accomplish the
work through its FasTracks Program,
so it’s exploring financial partnerships.
With its huge stake in the outcome, Lone
Tree’s been a key player in those negotiations.
“It’s really important we get this,”

Fitzgerald said. “We will not know the
full potential until it’s all together and
connected.”
Eighteen company announcements
made in 2013 alone are expected to generate about 2,050 jobs.
And announcements made in 201112, including the construction in Lone
Tree of Charles Schwab’s campus, Kaiser Permanente’s large medical specialty
building, require the addition of another
3,400 jobs.

Both companies cited access to light
rail among their reasons for choosing
Lone Tree. Significant as those employers are, Denver South EDP’s 2013 yearend recap shows almost two dozen
prospective companies didn’t consider
south metro Denver. Topping the list of
reasons: “Rail service required.”
Companies that choose south metro
Denver cite the quality of life, the workforce and support from local government among the reasons that swayed
them, Fitzgerald said.
Kaiser opened its facility in December with about 300 employees. Schwab,
which plans to transfer its more than
2,000 metro-area employees to Lone
Tree and build from there, is on track to
move its first workers onto the new campus late this year.
Schwab’s move likely will have a longterm positive impact on Lone Tree and
the south metro area. Fitzgerald told the
council a decision by “a company of that
magnitude and world reputation” sends
ripples that extend “nationally and internationally.”
“All of their peers pay close attention
to that (and wonder), `Why did they go
here?’ ” he said.
Other companies adding jobs through
construction or expansion are scattered
throughout the south metro area, and
include TriZetto, Comcast, Hitachi, Fidelity Investments, Silvergate Pharmaceuticals and Charter Communications.

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A Highlands Ranch businessman convicted by a federal jury on counts of human trafficking, mail fraud, visa fraud and
money laundering, has been sentenced
to serve 130 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
He has also been ordered to pay a total of
$3.79 million in restitution to his victims.
On Feb. 11 Kizzy Kalu, 49, was sentenced by Chief Judge Marcia Krieger in
U.S. District Court in Denver. Kalu, indicted in March 2012 for a scheme that
involved making false representations to
foreign nationals seeking work in the U.S.,
was found guilty on 89 of 95 counts following a 17-day jury trial on July 1, 2013.
The businessman was found guilty of
luring nurses from countries across the
world to come to Denver to work for Adam
University — which exists in name only —
as high-paid instructor supervisors. Kalu
helped more than 25 nurses obtain H-1B
visas to come to Colorado and once they
arrived, they were forced to find work in
nursing homes and other long-term care
facilities where they worked for much less
money than promised.
Each of the nurses were forced to pay
Kalu $6,500 for assistance in obtaining
their visa and each signed a contract that
said if they left his arranged employment
they would owe him $25,000.
Each of the victims also forfeited 40 percent of their weekly profits to Kalu, and his
company Foreign Healthcare Professionals
Group, under the threat that he would revoke their visa and have them deported if
they did not do what was asked. Some of
what Kalu would demand, victims testified, included telling them that they could
not travel while they were under his em-

ployment or they would be deported.
Kumar Kibble, special agent in charge
of Homeland Security Investigations for
Denver’s U.S. Immigration and Customs
Office, called human trafficking a form of
modern-day slavery, saying that “human
traffickers use force, fraud and coercion to
obtain free or cheap labor from their victims” in order to profit.
“Mr. Kalu fraudulently enticed many
foreign nurses to the United States with
false promises of jobs,” Kibble said. “… For
the desperation he has caused to so many
people, he deserves every day of the prison
sentence he was awarded.”
In addition to Homeland Security, the
Department of State’s Diplomatic Security
Service, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General and the Office
of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations assisted with the investigation
against Kalu. The Douglas County Sheriff’s
Office also provided support.
“One of the most important missions
the U.S. Attorney’s Office has is protecting
the civil liberties and civil rights of individuals, including those who come here from
other countries,” said U.S. Attorney John
Walsh. “The defendant brought people to
the United States under false pretenses,
made them work for little pay, and threatened to have them deported if they spoke
up.
“This is classic human trafficking, and
as today’s sentence demonstrates, we are
committed to stopping those who commit
this serious federal crime.”
Prior to trial, co-defendant, Philip
Langerman, 78, of McDonough, Ga., pleaded guilty for his role in the scheme. Langerman was sentenced by Krieger to serve
three years on probation and was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $3.79 million to the victims. He appeared at Kalu’s
hearing free on bond.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Brown
and ICE Special Assistant U.S. Attorney
Beth Gibson prosecuted Kalu.

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Crews worked through the night and the
following day to get a train back on track
after it derailed last week in Sedalia, closing
down a small stretch of State Highway 67,
which serves as the main entrance point to
the town.
At around 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6 the train derailed near the intersection of Highway 67
and US 85. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, it took until 7:30
p.m. the next evening before the road opened
back up, and the tracks were operational not
long after that.
“We heard a bang and thought it was a
car crash,” said Pat Norwood, an employee
at Bud’s Bar, located about a block from the
intersection. Some people from the bar went
outside to investigate, she said.
“They told us the train derailed and we
found out that no one was hurt, which is a

A train was derailed near the intersection of State Highway 67 and US 85 in the Town of Sedalia around 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 6. The incident closed down the main entrance to Sedalia on Highway 67 for the next 30 hours. Photo by Hannah
Garcia
miracle if you saw the scene,” said Norwood,

According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s

who is also a volunteer firefighter with the

Office, 17 train cars went off the track, all of

West Douglas County Fire Protection Dis-

which were empty and remained upright.

trict.

There were no injuries reported and no other

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FEB. 17-20
HUNTER SAFETY/EDUCATION The course includes a
minimum of 10 hours of classroom instruction encompassing all aspects of the Colorado Parks & Wildlife requirements. Students must pass a written examination and
complete qualification shooting with a .22 caliber rifle. For
questions, contact Steve Blue at sblue46@q.com or Amber
Garrett at 720-240-5934. Fee: $10.

more at the Valentine’s Teddy Bear Tea party, from 10:30
a.m. to noon Feb. 15 at the Recreation Center at Southridge
in Highlands Ranch. Hats, gloves and dressy attire are
optional. Cost includes beverages, refreshments, show and a
small stuffed bear for each child. Don’t forget your camera.
Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. Cost is
$11 in advance, $15 day of, if still available. For ages 2 and
older. Call 303-791-2500 or visit www.HRCAonline.org.

FEB. 14

FEB. 16

FULL MOON hike Stroll by the light of the moon and learn
about the nocturnal creatures that call Highlands Ranch
home. Take a night hike to look and listen for animal sights
and sounds. Bring your flashlight. Hike is from 5:45-6:45

BENEFIT CONCERT A 30 Years of Love benefit concert,
featuring Colorado’s FireFall, is at 3 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Douglas County Event Center in Castle Rock. Tickets available at
www.modtickets.com/detaskforce. The concert is a benefit

DIVORCE RECOVERY Men and women going through
a divorce are invited to a divorce recovery workshop, with
meetings from 6:45-8:45 p.m. Tuesdays from Feb. 18 to
May 6 in Room 271 at Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900
Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch. Sharon W. Potzer, MA, LPC,
will lead the workshop. Topics include relationship loss and
loneliness, re-establishing identity, how to build healthy
relationships, grief, emotions and forgiveness. For information or to register, visit chcc.org/care.

ber him as a very sweet boy.
“I remember how our last names
were next to each other in the alphabet so we always were assigned to sit
next to one another. I remember his
furry hat. I remember thinking that he
was so smart and how he helped me
with math in 6th grade.”
Tatiana Klamo is survived by three
of her children. Julia and Sonia Klamo
were both in the home the night of the
shooting. Julia Klamo broke her back
while trying to escape and is now undergoing physical therapy after surgery, according to McCoy.
Tatiana Klamo also has a son
named Michael who is attending Colorado State University.

“They just have a lot of things to
figure out. They’re all having to face
adulthood in a way they never have
before,” McCoy said.
The mother was pursuing a master’s degree in criminal justice, McCoy
said.
“She wanted to open up a nonprofit for parents whose children have
mental illnesses, to provide them with
contacts and to work with schools. She
had gone down a lot of wrong roads
with Robert and she wanted to help
people (avoid that).”
As for the shop, McCoy said he
doubts he will keep it open.
“She was just so much of this business,” he said.

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wonderful kid when he was healthy.”
In the days following the murdersuicide on Fox Hunt Circle, a hashtag,
#PrayForTheKlamoFamily, on Twitter
sprang up. Students at Mountain Vista
High School — where Robert Klamo
was a sophomore and his sister, Sonia,
is a senior — expressed shock and sadness.
“I have known Robert since I was 6
years old,” a user named Colleen Kinster tweeted. “I may not know what his
life is like currently but I will remem-

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hazards or threats were present for those in
the area.
The sheriff’s office was on scene immediately after the incident, along with West
Douglas Fire and representatives from CDOT.
Norwood said the town sees about 40
trains in a typical 24-hour period on the two
sets of tracks that run through Sedalia. She
said she was glad no one was hurt, but the
traffic burdens are another story.
“It is an inconvenience, because that
highway is our main access to the world,” she
said.
Traffic wishing to go west on Highway
67 was being diverted from US 85 to Airport
Road to Peterson Road to Highway 67 beyond where the train derailed.
Andy Williams, spokesman for BNSF Railway Company, said the company had to delay four trains and rerouted others.
“Everyone did what they needed to do,”
Norwood said. “The Douglas County Sheriff’s
Office, the West Douglas County Fire Protection District, the railway crews — they were
there as quickly as anyone can possibly be.”
The cause of the derailing remains under
investigation, Williams said.

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Tess Laeh, 25, recently appeared
on four episodes of the SyFy
channel hit, “Face Off.” The
25-year-old special effects
make-up artist moved from
Parker to Seattle last month to
open her own business.
Photos by Nicole WIlder/Syfy,
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Parker woman appeared
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SyFy hit ‘Face Off ’
By Chris Michlewicz

cmichlewicz
@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Tess Laeh can appreciate the irony of
her first week of school coinciding with
the series premiere of the SyFy network
hit, “Face Off.”
The school she attended, Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program in
Pennsylvania, specializes in the very art
featured on the reality television show.
It pits 15 artists against one another in a

weekly contest to see who can create the
most realistic costume out of make-up
normally reserved for movie sets.
With a few fellow students on the first
season of “Face Off,” Laeh and more than
a dozen classmates would gather to watch
each week. Appearing on the show instantaneously became a “pipe dream,” and
Laeh was among those who vowed to one
day share their creations on the national
stage.
Three auditions later, Laeh got her
wish after concocting the “most horrific
thing for me,” which was a cosmetic masterpiece that depicted a large spider growing out of her own head. The legs grew upside down, forming a hideous, disjointed
crown. She called it “Spider Queen,” and
it landed her a spot on the show’s sixth
season.

Having taken an interest in special effects make-up only five years earlier, receiving an invitation to compete alongside industry professionals was a huge
step in her young career.
In one episode, Laeh partnered with
Dan Phillips, a make-up artist who worked
on “The Hobbit,” to create a fungus-ridden alien. Another contestant worked
on “Sharknado,” the SyFy movie that became an instant cult-classic after airing
last summer. The chance to compete on
“Face Off” was quite a leap for someone
who had been working in a mannequin
factory.
“It was really good exposure for my career,” she said. “Obviously, I wish it would
have lasted longer.”
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according to English
writer Dr. Brian Bowman, and its name
comes from the Greek word euphonia,
meaning “well-sounding.”
Frey, who performs and teaches internationally, said he started playing a trumpet in his fifth-grade school orchestra
and when he reached seventh grade the
band director asked him to switch to the
euphonium, which started him on an un-

Four of Denver’s top tourism leaders have been named to the new class of
inductees into the 15th Annual Denver &
Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame.
They are: Denver catering king and
philanthropist Larry DiPasquale, Denver
March Powwow executive director Grace
Gillette, Colorado Rockies owner Dick
Monfort and director of the Greenway
Foundation Jeff Shoemaker with a posthumous award to his father, Joe Shoemaker,
the foundation’s founder.
These city and state supporters will be
honored during the Tourism Industry Hall
of Fame dinner March 20 at the Seawell
Ballroom.
The Tourism Hall of Fame serves as the
highest award for Denver’s travel industry,
which logged its best year ever in 2012 with
13.6 million overnight visitors generating
more than $3.6 billion in spending. The
industry supports 50,000 jobs in the metro
area.
The gala is a fundraising event for the
Visit Denver Foundation, which has given
out more than $545,000 in scholarships
to 214 Colorado students pursuing higher
education in the fields of tourism and
hospitality.
For ticket information, contact Joni
Watkins at jwatkins@visitdenver.com or
call 303-571-9481.

Burger nod to Sochi

In honor of the Winter Olympics, Lucky
Strike, an upscale bowling alley chain, has
created the Soch-eezy Burger a handpacked, all-beef patty rubbed with thyme
and roasted garlic, topped with melted
Swiss cheese and a creamy mushroom stroganoff sauce served on a toasted ciabatta
roll.
The burger, the chain’s February Burger
of the Month, was created by Lucky Strike
Denver chef Francisco Quintana. The
Soch-eezy Burger will be sold in all venues
(except San Francisco and Polaris) through
Feb. 28. Lucky Strike Lanes has two venues
in Colorado: The Denver Pavilions downtown and at Belmar in Lakewood.
The Burger of the Month program celebrates Lucky Strike’s 10th anniversary. At
the end of the year, the top-selling specialty
burger will be added to the Lucky Strike
menu for 2015. For more information, visit
www.bowlluckystrike.com/menu.

Troy Guard’s steakhouse delayed

Adam Frey, who will perform on the euphonium (not a motorcycle) with the Denver Concert Band on Feb. 22,
poses on his brother’s special edition Harley. Courtesy photo
usual career path.
“It’s not so well known,” he said. “I feel
like mentoring and spreading the good
news. (I’m sort of) an apostle for the euphonium.”
In a 14-year career, Frey has commissioned more than 80 arrangements for
his instrument, including one of Puccini’s

famous Tenor Arias “Nessun Dorma” from
“Turandot.” He will play “Yellow Rose
of Texas Variations,” arranged by Lewis
Buckley, as a stop on the Denver Concert
Band’s road trip.
Frey includes four to five international
Frey continues on Page 16

Because of construction delays, Guard
and Grace (1801 California), the much-anticipated steakhouse from super chef Troy
Guard (TAG, TAG Raw Bar, TAG Burger Bar,
Los Chingones, Sugarmill) will not open on
Feb. 13 as planned. The restaurant’s opening has been pushed back to early March.
Valentine’s Day diners who had reservations at Guard and Grace will be welcomed
at TAG restaurant.

Wheat Ridge stretch needs snappy name

A group of Wheat Ridge retailers needs
your help to select a catchy, memorable
name to brand themselves.
The collection of unique shops, which
are located on West 29th Avenue between
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February 13, 2014

Pakems gets foot in the door
Business owner says
online sales are up
By Hannah Garcia

hgarcia@
coloradocommunitymedia.com
In her 18 years as a corporate employment lawyer, Julie Adams said her biggest
complaint was that she didn’t get to spend
enough time with her son.
“I got tired of Bodie being the last one
picked up at daycare,” she said of her now
8-year-old boy.
So, in January 2011, the Highlands
Ranch resident quit her job. Two months
later, the idea for Pakems, a packable après
ski shoe — that comes in collapsible highor low-tops — was percolating near ski
slopes in Cortina, Italy.
“I was having an après ski drink on the
mountain, and I kept wishing that I had
some packable boots, because the ski
boots are so uncomfortable,” Adams said.
“And then I thought, `what a great idea for
Bodie,’ because he’s always complaining
about how uncomfortable his ski boots are
when we go.”
As a single mom, she can’t exactly carry
her son and all of their equipment around
the slopes, she said.
In September of that year, she met with
former designers from Nike Footwear to
flesh out the idea for her new product. The

Parker
Continued from Page 14

Sheridan and Fenton, includes newcomers
West 29th Restaurant & Bar, People’s Market
and Twisted Smoothie, as well as mainstays
Wheat Ridge Poultry and Meat.
Stop by any of these merchants during the month of February and vote for a
name from a field of six that the shops have
selected. Or, feel free to thrown in your own
suggestion. You could win a gift certificate
just for participating.

shoes were ready for market about a year
and a half after that, she said, and hit the
market in February 2013.
Close to three years since the idea was
hatched, the lightweight footwear is making the rounds in winter apparel publications.
The company also nabbed a product
placement spot in an upcoming documentary called Zero South, with 12 individuals
trekking to the South Pole using repurposed Hummers that only use batteries
and biofuels. Members of the travel team
that will be wearing Pakems include Steve
Wozniak, Buzz Aldrin, Dennis Quaid, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ed Begley.
“It wasn’t until this year that sales really started coming in,” she said. Online
sales jumped from $8,000 in November to
$26,000 in December, she said.
Operations and sales all run from Adams’ Highlands Ranch condominium in
Palamino Park. Marketing materials and
invoices are stacked high in the corners.
Adams remains the only Pakems employee with the exception of an intern and
a few investors and spends a lot of time at
trade shows.
“I’ve never been so busy in my life. I
went from a corporate job to working every minute of every day,” Adams said. “It’s
been a lot of fun, with all this hard work, to
start seeing the benefit of all that.”
For more information, visit www.pakems.com.

open casting call between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Feb. 15 at the Anschutz Health and Wellness
Center, 12348 E. Montview Blvd., in Aurora.
With the rising rates of obesity in America, the show says it is extremely important
for everyone to know about this opportunity
to get healthy and lose weight.
“Extreme Weight Loss” documents the
makeover of courageous obese people who,
in 365 days, set out to safely lose half their
body weight and ultimately reveal an amazing metamorphosis.
Trainer and transformation specialist
Chris Powell guides each of the selected
participants through their journey. By assuring that they have the proper nutrition and
exercise, Powell helps individuals whose lives
have become out of control because of the
weight.

Julie Adams holds a Pakems shoe that her son colored with fabric markers, inspiring a design named “the Bodie.”
Adams, the founder of Pakems, works from her home in Highlands Ranch. Photo by Hannah Garcia

off her Maximize Your Life tour on March 11
in Denver.
You can get $4 off tickets with the code
JMLIVE. For more information, visit www.
jillianmichaelslive.com/.

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives
insights into the best events, restaurants,
businesses, parties and people throughout the
metro area. Parker also writes for BlacktieColorado.com. You can subscribe and read her
columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday)
at www.blacktie-colorado.com/pennyparker.
She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com
or at 303-619-5209.

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The ‘Wild West’ through a Polish lens
“Rebranded: Polish Film Posters for the
American Western” will be on view in the
Denver Art Museum’s Gates Family Gallery
of Western Art from Feb. 16 through June 1,
included in general admission.
The collection, on loan from the Autry National Center of the American West,
features 28 posters reflecting views of the
American Western film, created over 30
years while the country was under Communism.
These artworks were free from censors
and offered an opportunity for self-expression. Well-known Polish graphic artists
featured include Jerzy Filsak, Wiktor Gorka
and Waldemar Swierzy. Visit www.Denverartmuseum.org or call 720-865-5000 for
more information. The museum is located
at 100 W. 14th Ave. in Denver.

trips (he used to do more but now there is
an 18-month-old in his life) and was leaving for a 12-day government-sponsored
summer music festival in Brazil soon after
Colorado Community Media spoke with
him on the telephone.
In Brazil, his plans called for teaching a
master’s class, connecting with colleagues,
and performing a couple of concert recit-

“Music of Love and Life” is the Parker
Symphony’s title for its Feb. 21 concert. The
orchestra, conducted by Rene Knetsch,
will play Beethoven’s “Eighth Symphony,”
Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet” and the
“Mardi Gras Suite” by Katchiturian. The
performance will be at 7:30 Feb. 21 at the
PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak, Downtown
Parker. Tickets: $20/$15, www.parkeronline.org, 303-805-6800.

Colorado Convention Center with exhibit
gardens, flower shows, seminars on many
topics and exhibits by related vendors. The
show awards grants to further horticulture
in Colorado. Admission: $12/$10, 12 and
under free. Discount tickets at Tickets West
and King Soopers. For a schedule of programs, visit www.coloradogardenfoundation.org.

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The Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup
St., Littleton, next to Ketring Lake, is an
ideal habitat for birds. The museum will
pair with the Audubon Society of Greater
Denver from 8 to 10 a.m. March 8 for a walk
around the museum’s grounds (limited to
first 50 pre-registered guests). At 10 a.m. the
group will return to the museum to learn
how to attract birds to one’s backyard, and
that will be followed by a talk at 11 a.m. on
photographing birds. The program is free,
although a $5 donation is suggested. Call
the museum to register at 303-795-3950.
The museum is also holding a mini-conference on gardening Feb. 22 and 23 with
talks by experts and landscaping advice
from CSU Extension Master Gardeners.
Call 303-795-3950 for information.

als, networking, and perhaps soloing with
a band, as well as enjoying a Brazilian steak
house. His instrument fits under his seat,
so a second ticket is not necessary as it
might be for a cellist.
“It’s generally quite a lot of fun,” he said.
“I wish there were more time for sight-seeing.”
He’s glad to be making the return visit
to Brazil, where he’s more familiar with the
huge festival this year and can more easily
decide what to do than on past trips.
When at home, he teaches at Emory
University and Georgia State University,
practices one to two hours a day and enjoys

motorcycles, which “really connect (him)
with people,” he finds.
Frey studied music at the University of
Georgia and the Royal Northern College of
Music in Manchester, England, where he
practiced six hours a day.
He has since performed with symphony
orchestras and at festivals in the US, Latin
America, Europe and Asia, as well as with
wind bands and brass bands. He is a Yamaha performer and guest clinician.
Denver Concert Band was started in
1961 by a group of friends who wanted an
opportunity to make music with others.
Its first public concert was in 1968. In the

1990s, it rehearsed and performed at Denver’s Central Presbyterian Church and for
the past 16 years, Jacinda Bouton of Lone
Tree has been its director. (She also directs
the Lone Tree Symphony Orchestra.)
The band, now in its 53rd year, is at home
at Lone Tree Arts Center, where the Road
Trip concert will fill the hall. Additional
destinations on the program: “A Weekend
in New York;” “Rumble in the High Plains;”
Heartland Sketches;” “The Roosters Lay
Eggs in Kansas;” “Salute to American Jazz;”
”Men of Ohio;” “Pie in the Face Polka;” and
“The Ramparts.”

First Ladies
The Highlands Ranch Historical Society
program for Feb. 21 will be “White House
Ladies’ Secrets,” presented by Dorothy Adams, a retired history teacher. The program
will be at 7 p.m. at Southridge Recreation
Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Rd., Highlands Ranch. Members free, $1 donation
suggested for non-members (everyone
welcome). Register at www.HighlandsRanchHistoricalSociety.org.

WW II veterans sought
The Littleton Museum will open a World
War II exhibit in June and is seeking personal stories from veterans and others willing to talk about experiences overseas or
on the home front — especially people who
lived or worked in Littleton or the greater
metro area at that time. Participants need
to currently live along the Front Range. Call
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Whether it’s developing retirement
communities, helping set policy at a university, promoting K-12 education reform
or painting large-scale watercolors, Ralph
Nagel believes his life has been about envisioning the future.
“My career has been the courage to go
ahead and imagine something else, then
working on it — whether it’s a painting that
is only interesting to me or a project on
large university that takes a decade,” the
68-year-old Denver man said.
After being named a Commissioners’
Choice artist, an annual selection made by
the Lone Tree Arts Commission, 31 of Nagel’s pieces are now on display at the Lone
Tree Arts Center through March 2.
His painters’ hat is the most colorful and newest of many he wears. Nagel
is the president of investment firm Top
Rock LLC, founder of Meridian Retirement
Communities and member of the University of Denver board of trustees.
He is also the co-founder of the Denverbased Alliance for Choice in Education
(ACE), a nonprofit that awards scholarships to low-income parents seeking education options for their children.
“I have a political life. I have an artist
life, and I have a business life,” said the
often-smiling Nagel. “I don’t have a long
attention span.”
Nagel began painting just 12 years ago,
finding his niche in large-scale watercolors. Many of his LTAC pieces measure 40x-60 inches, most depicting southwestern
landscapes.
“Certainly many artists are stronger on

the technical side,” he said. “But I try to
stay in the moment and tell a story.”
His paintings are new to the arts center, but Nagel’s name already is familiar to
many in Douglas County. A longtime acquaintance of recently re-elected school
board member Doug Benevento, Nagel
has supported the Douglas County School
District’s often-controversial education reform efforts since they began in 2009.
During the 2009, 2011 and 2013 DCSD
board elections, Nagel donated thousands
to each of the Republican Party-endorsed
reform candidates’ campaigns. Oilman
Alex Cranberg, Nagel’s ACE co-founder,
also was a large contributor to those campaigns.
Just as Nagel’s life rapidly changes, so
too does he believe education must evolve.
“I think Douglas County is making a very
important statement,” he said. “They’re
trying to prepare the children so they can
compete on a global basis. They’ve been
extraordinarily cohesive.”
Nagel supports expanded educational
options for students, including allowing
state-provided funding to follow the student — which DCSD attempted with its legally challenged voucher program. He said
he’s not familiar with details surrounding
all DCSD’s reform programs, but characterized the opposition as destructive.
“American K-12 education is a monopoly business, a one-size-fits all,” he said.
“The world is moving much faster that.
(Yet) there really hasn’t been a rethink in
over 100 years on the fundamentals of education.”
He doesn’t sympathize with some who
say the change has come too quickly.
“You have tremendous responsibility to
make the next generation leaders,” he said.
“If not now, when?”
Nagel’s art represents a dramatic mental shift from his work in education and his
various careers, most of which involved
“solving very large, complicated problems,” he said.

Ralph Nagel poses next to one of his 31 watercolors now on display at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Photo by Jane Reuter
“All those are external,” he said. “Art
making is more internal. But the mental
processes are very similar.”
He aims to make art an increasingly

prominent part of his life.
“I want to get it more to where it’s the
first thing I think about,” he said, “instead
of the last.”

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Sky Ridge volunteer program a window into future
Area high school
students covet longterm assignment
By Jane Reuter

jreuter@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Dr. Tiffany Richason was
among Sky Ridge Medical
Center’s first volunteers.
A little more than 10 years
later, she’s back — working
there as a physician and
mentoring young women
who may follow her path.
“It’s really fun for me
to be able to kind of be on
the reciprocating end and
hopefully be an inspiration
to others,” said Richason,
an obstetrician and gynecologist. “That was me a
few years ago. I really appreciated the doctors who
didn’t brush me aside.”
Richason is among hundreds of younger people

who’ve participated in the
Lone Tree hospital’s volunteer program — an opportunity that’s become highly
coveted and competitive
among area high school
students.
The approximately 50
volunteers selected each
year typically are highperforming students from
Douglas County, Cherry
Creek and Littleton school
districts who often volunteer there throughout their
high school years.
While the hours apply to
the students’ required community service, most hope
to devote their lives to the
medical field.
Because many high
school students don’t know
the layers of responsibility within a hospital, volunteering at Sky Ridge can
open the doors of possibility.
“Sometimes
students
have a perception it’s

(working as) a doctor or a
nurse,” Sky Ridge spokeswoman Linda Watson said.
“The health care arena is
complex and changing. We
showcase to kids the real
magnitude of options.”
Sky Ridge employees include chefs, nutritionists,
pharmacists and computer
technicians, with entire divisions dedicated to finances, human resources and
physician relations.
“For someone who’s not
sure, this gives them a really
broad experience,” volunteer services director John
Penn said. “What I’m hoping is they find their passion, that this will catapult
them into their careers.”
Lizzie Stephani, a senior
at Arapahoe High School,
began volunteering the
summer after her freshman
year. Primarily interested in
obstetrics and gynecology,
she was one of the first volunteers accepted in labor
and deliver. She’s witnessed
cesarean sections, vaginal
deliveries and robotic hysterectomies, often working
with Richason.
She now is a volunteer
trainer for the hospital’s
emergency.
The exposure has narrowed her career focus.
Stephani believes she wants
to become a surgeon working in women’s services.
“I’m still 17,” she said.
“There are still a lot of years
ahead, so I’m trying to be
open minded.”

Arapahoe High School senior Lizzie Stephani has been part of Sky Ridge Medical Center’s junior volunteer program for
four years. Courtesy photo
Rock
Canyon
High
School junior Lauren Yehle
also has advanced to become a volunteer trainer.
Her goal is to help improve
Sky Ridge’s already high
patient care ratings, also
known as HCAHPS. The
ratings are based on items
both large and small, including ambient noise and
call response times. Yehle
and her fellow volunteers
often can fulfill small requests — filling a glass of

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Continued from Page 14

Laeh, 25, was voted off Feb. 4 after four episodes, partly because of
her difficulty with time management
resulting from a relentless pursuit of
perfection on every project. But devoted fans of the show won’t soon forget her quirky personality, winning
smile and dynamic concepts. The ex-

water, opening blinds or
simply talking to a patient
— saving the nurses’ time.
As a result, Yehle spends
concentrated time with patients, some of whom are
far from family and friends.
Some seek an open ear,
others offer career and life
advice.
“Almost every day I’ll
come home and reflect
on some of the conversations I’ve had,” she said.
“It’s almost like a mortality

perience further instilled confidence
in her abilities.
Last month, Tess — the name
by which she was called throughout the show — moved from Parker,
where her husband, Jonathan, grew
up, to Seattle to start a business with
friends. It makes accessories for “cosplayers,” an esoteric community
of people who dress in extravagant
character costumes to attend conventions.
Make-up artists are a close-knit
group and Laeh made connections

check.”
Yehle also isn’t yet certain which aspect of medicine she’ll pursue. But her
decision to work in the
medical field was sealed
the day she sat with an older woman who reminisced
about her father and cried.
“I was doing nothing but
holding this woman’s hand
and I was making a difference,” she said. “I want that
aspect of patient care and
contact.”

in Hollywood that could work to her
advantage in the future. Her ultimate
goal is to be a make-up artist for one
of the recently-announced Star Wars
films being made by The Walt Disney
Company.
Oddly enough, her husband, an
expert in computer-generated imagery, or CGI, will become her primary
competition in the coming years.
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ThunderRidge Senior Jay Crawford (3) flies to the hoop but is met by Mountain Vista’s Graham Smith (25) as Ray Beresford (30) and Brady Subart (23) of Mountain Vista
look on. Led by Jake Pemberton’s 23 points and six assists, Mountain Vista (18-1, 7-0) won the Continental League matchup 60-50 on Feb. 7. The win was Bob Wood’s
100th as the Golden Eagles’ coach. Zach Pirog and Elias Tiedgen each had 15 points for ThunderRidge (11-8, 4-3). Photo by Paul DiSalvo

Mountain Vista’s girls basketball team
logged a pioneering win Feb. 8 and coach
Mike Willahan hopes the state of Colorado
will notice.
The Golden Eagles, ranked ninth at the
time in the CHSAANow.com Class 5A poll,
handed No. 5 ThunderRidge its first Continental League loss with a 55-52 victory in
an encounter in the Eagles Nest gym.
“It was the first time in school history
that we’ve beaten ThunderRidge in girls
basketball,” said Willahan. “That was big
for the girls. We had that in our minds going in. Right now, we’re believing we can
win every game and any game. That’s
where our mindset is. We’re a good basketball team.
“We’ve kind of been overlooked and a
little bit disrespected in the state. Hopefully the win over ThunderRidge will open
some eyes. … They were ranked in the Top
five for a reason. They are a good basketball team. We came in and did what we
had to do.”
Sophomore Chelsea Pearson led the
Golden Eagles with 15 points and senior
Maddy Whetstone added 13, including a
trio of 3-point baskets. Molly McCabe, another sophomore, grabbed a team high six
rebounds while Whetstone pulled down
five.
Mountain Vista did have 24 turnovers,
which kept the game close — especially
in the fourth quarter. The Golden Eagles
Vista continues on Page 21

tmunds@
coloradocommunitymedia.com
The Mountain Vista hockey team displayed spectacular skills at both ends of
the rink this past weekend as the Golden
Eagles topped Heritage, 7-1, and Chatfield,
15-0, for their 15th and 16th wins of the season.
“We feel we are peaking at the right time
with the playoffs coming up soon,” said
coach Lev Cohen, prior to the 15-0 win.
“Our team is strong at both ends of the ice.
So far this season, the offense is averaging
about nine goals a game and the defense
has made it tough for the opponent to
score. We also have good depth and, when
everyone is healthy, we have four strong
lines to put on the ice.”
The lone blemish on this season’s record
came Jan. 9 when the Golden Eagles (16-1)
lost 4-3 in overtime to Ralston Valley (160). Mountain Vista — a composite team
that features players from six area schools,
including all four Highlands Ranch public
schools, Legend and Chaparral — has won
10 straight since.
The Golden Eagles played Cheyenne
Mountain (8-8) Feb. 12 and will close out
the regular season on the road Feb. 14
against Lewis Palmer (16-1) in a battle of
two teams tied for the second-best records
in the state.
On the ice Feb. 7, Mountain Vista got

two quick first period goals by Cordt Fenstermaker and a short-handed goal before
Heritage scored on a power play to make
the score 3-1 at the end of the first period.
The Golden Eagles pressed the attack
continually, pushing the puck into the
Heritage zone and battling for shots on
net. Mountain Vista added three goals in
the second period and one in the final period to post the 7-1 win.
Joining Fenstermaker in the scoring
column were Brandon Tangney, Tanner
Gillis, Levi Drake, Austin Ansay and Kadin Steward, all adding one goal apiece. A
dozen players were credited with assists in
the game.In the 15-0 win over Chatfield,
10 players scored with Ansay leading with
way with a three-goal hat trick. There were
26 assists with William Fugit and Cade
Boering each credited with four.
“This is our third year of hockey and our
goal has been to improve each season,”
Cohen said. “It has been a building process
with more wins each season.
“Molding this team is not as difficult
as it sounds with students from different
schools because so many of these guys play
club hockey together. We have talent so it is
just a matter of finding the right combination of players for each of the lines.”
After the Heritage game, Fenstermaker
said he was seeing the ice well as he was
able to put the puck in the back of the net
twice to put his team ahead quickly.
“After my two goals, I focused more
on moving the puck and setting up teammates for good shots,” he said.

Mountain Vista’s Jacob Morgan (41) tries to get control of the puck as Heritage goalie Andrew Nash smothers it during a Feb. 7 league contest. Nash may have won this battle on his way to 35 saves, but the 16-1 Golden Eagles won
the game, 7-1. Photo by Tom Munds
ing a suit and tie the night of the Heritage
game as he continues to recover from a
concussion.
The junior forward said after graduation he would like to play junior hockey
out east and go to college after that.
“I started skating when I was 2 and
started playing hockey a year or so later,”
he said. “The fact my older brother played
hockey, he was my inspiration to play the
game.
“I am having a good year and that is
because of the good communications and

great chemistry with my teammates on our
line. We work well together as we all do our
separate parts so the attacks come together really well.”
He said he feels his biggest asset as a
hockey player is his ability to know where
everyone is on the ice and be able to time
things well to get off good shots.
“As far as shots, I look for what is open,”
he said. “Most often, it is the quick shot at
the net so, that if there is a rebound, one
of my teammates can get it and keep the
attack going.”

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February 13, 2014

Hot battles heat up water
Title chases tight at
Continental League meet
By Tom Munds

tmunds@
coloradocommunitymedia.com
Athletes churned up the water of the
Heritage High School to the roar of a capacity
crowd at the Feb. 8 finals of the Continental
League Girls Swimming Meet.
The two-day league championship event
served as the final opportunity to post times
fast enough, and scores high enough, to earn
a spot at the Class 5A State Swimming and
Diving Meet Feb. 14 and 15 at the Veteran’s
Memorial Aquatics Center in Thornton.
After the final scores were tallied, McKensi
Austin of Regis had won the diving title at
nearby Littleton High School with 412 points,
while Kaitlin Costello of Castle View was second with 403.55 points and Tori Ritter of Rock
Canyon was third with 350.40 points.
Attention then switched to the swimming finals, where 177 swimmers competed
in eight individual events and three relays at
Heritage.

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In one of the closest races of the day, Annie Ochitwa of ThunderRidge won the 50yard freestyle with a time of 24.24 seconds
and Rock Canyon’s Abigail Kochevar was second with a time of 24.25 seconds.
Another photo finish occurred in the
100-yard breaststroke as Mason Dahman
of ThunderRidge posted a winning time of
1:09.30, touching up just before Paige West of
Highlands Ranch came in at 1:09.50.
In a tight team race as well, Regis assured
its overall win by posting a first-place finish in
the final event of the day, the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Raiders won the league title
with 503 points, while Rock Canyon was second with 457 points, Chaparral finished third
with 449 points and Heritage was fourth with
386 points.
“We had some great swims that helped
some of our girls be ready to swim fast at
state,” said Rock Canyon coach Tim Byers.
“We had some girls swim fast in their best
event. Also, I know the Heritage coach and I
both have some girls swimming events that
are not their best event. Personally, I did this
to keep the girls competing and not to pressure them to go (too) fast at league and
then go fast in the same event at state.”

ThunderRidge swimmer Annie Ochitwa checks her time
after winning the league championship in the 50-yard
freestyle at the Feb. 8 Continental League Swimming
and Diving Championships at Heritage High School.
Ochitwa also swam on ThunderRidge’s league champion
200-yard medley relay team. Photo by Tom Munds

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February 13, 2014

Falcons lose ‘one to remember’ Prep sports Scoreboard
By Jim Benton

jbenton@
coloradocommunitymedia.com
It was one of those games that many
Highlands Ranch supporters would like
to forget. But not girls basketball coach
Caryn Jarocki.
No. 1 ranked Regis Jesuit walloped the
No. 5 Falcons, 69-38, on Feb.5 in a rematch
of last year’s Class 5A state finals played at
the Highlands Ranch gym.
“We’re not going to forget,” said Jarocki.
The defending state champion Raiders
left little doubt that they are the team to
beat again this season as they handed the
Falcons their second consecutive loss and
first home loss in the last eight years.
“We’ve never won at Highlands Ranch,”
said Regis coach Carl Mattei. “To come
and beat Highlands Ranch on their home
court and at least make a statement that
we are going to keep going and get better
that’s what we were trying to do.”
Highlands Ranch trailed 10-8 with 3:46
left in the first quarter but turned the ball
over on eight of its next 10 possessions
and went scoreless for 5:06 as the Raiders
went on a 19-0 run, putting the game out

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led 41-32 heading into the fourth and then
short-circuited a late Grizzlies’ rally.
“We were up by double figures with
three minutes to go, made some mistakes
down the stretch but did enough to hang
on,” said Willahan. “It was a good, hardfought game (between) the top two rebounding teams in the conference.
“It was a battle every inch (between)
two good defensive teams. I wouldn’t say
we were good offensively, but that happens
when you get two good defensive teams
playing.”

of reach early in the second quarter.
“When you have to start three sophomores (Kim Childress, Symone Starks and
Blair Braxton), that’s what happens,” said
Jarocki. “They’ll learn. They all think, oh
yeah, we’re good enough to play in these
games. ... Regis is good and we threw the
ball right to them. They scored off of the
turnovers. Not only did we turn it over we
gave them points on the other side.”
Childress, whose older sister Emily was
out sick, led the Falcons with 14 points
while Logan Opheim added 11 and Starks
finished with 10 counters.
“We still have plenty of work ahead and
we need to get Emily back,” said Jarocki.
“We have to go back to practice and work.
The girls have been doing real well. We
can’t go with one senior starter (Ciera Morgan) and expect to compete with Regis.”
Highlands Ranch suffered its third consecutive loss Feb. 8 at Rock Canyon when
the Jaguars notched their first ever triumph over the Falcons in eight games with
a 64-52 win. It might appear like a misprint
but Highlands Ranch has found itself in an
unusual place in the Continental League
standings. The Falcons (15-4) were sixth
with a 4-3 record as of Feb. 8.

Mountain Vista (16-3, 6-1 Continental)
is now tied with ThunderRidge (14-5, 6-1)
and Rock Canyon (14-4, 6-1) for second
place, one game behind league-leading
Regis Jesuit (17-2, 7-0) heading into the final four games of the regular season.
The Golden Eagles hosted Castle View
Feb. 11 and have games at Chaparral Feb.
14, against Legend Feb. 18 and at Highlands Ranch Feb. 20.
ThunderRidge has a rugged slate of
games that started with a Feb. 11 contest
against Chaparral. The Grizzlies face Regis Feb. 14, Castle View Feb. 18 and Rock
Canyon Feb. 20. Those four teams had
compiled a 21-7 record in the Continental
League and were 55-19 overall prior to the
Feb. 11 games.

HIGHLANDS RANCH
HIGH SCHOOL
Boys basketball
Highlands Ranch 54, Regis Jesuit 63
Evan Motlong scored a game-high 17 points for the Falcons and five 3-pointers in the game against Regis. Ryley
Stewart scored 13 points, Zach Braxton scored 11 and
Eric Dynes scored 10. Braxton had 11 rebounds and six
assists and Dynes had eight rebounds.

Boys basketball
Mountain Vista 60,
ThunderRidge 50
Jake Pemberton had a game-high 23 points, had six
assists, two steals and led the team with 10 deflections.
Brady Subart had 15 points, five rebounds, six assists
and three steals. Graham Smith had 14 rebounds and
Jonathan Moore had seven. ThunderRidge’s Zach Pirog
and Elias Tiedgen scored 15 points followed by Noah
Szilagyi with 12 points. Both Szilagyi and Tiedgen had
three 3-pointers.

Highlands Ranch 66, ThunderRidge 49
Ryley Stewart scored 18 points against ThunderRidge
followed by Zach Braxton with 17 points and both
Keith Coleman and Evan Motlong had 10. Braxton had
three blocks, 11 rebounds and five assists. Motlong had
four rebounds, six assists and four steals. ThunderRidge’s
Elias Tiedgen scored 18 points followed by 10 points
from Zach Pirog. Pirog also had eight rebounds and three
blocks. Jeff Harhigh had three rebounds and three assists. Austin Mueller had five rebounds.

Highlands Ranch 38, Regis Jesuit 69
Kim Childress scored 14 points followed by 11 points
from Logan Opheim and 10 from Symone Starks.
Opheim had three 3-pointers and Starks had two. The Falcons went 9 for 13 at the free throw line.

Highlands Ranch 43, ThunderRidge 55
The Falcons’ both Ciera Morgan and Symone Starks put
up 14 points for Highlands Ranch in a loss. ThunderRidge’s
Alyssia Martinez and Taylor Rusk scored 14 points in
the game. Rusk had four 3-pointers, three rebounds, four
assists and three steals. Brittany Birdsey had eight rebounds and Taylor Reiner had 13 rebounds.

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the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the Public
Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 1/23/2014
Last Publication: 2/20/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 1/16/2014
ROBERT J. HUSSON
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
ALISON L BERRY
Colorado Registration #: 34531
999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201,
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
Phone #: (303) 865-1400
Fax #: (303) 865-1410
Attorney File #: 13-04585
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 6, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO.
52-G, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE
OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 1855 Mountain
Laurel Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO
80126

Holder of Evidence of Debt:
CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/17/2002
Recording Date of DOT: 10/18/2002
Reception No. of DOT: 2002108989
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $279,200.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $234,652.54
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 14, HIGHLANDS RANCH-FILING
NO. 113-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO
Which has the address of: 10084 South
Gwendelyn Lane, Littleton, CO 80129

Public Notices

Public Trustees
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0738
To Whom It May Concern: On 11/19/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: VICTORIA JONES
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE
FOR PROSPECT MORTGAGE, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/22/2011
Recording Date of DOT: 8/24/2011
Reception No. of DOT: 2011051152
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $193,200.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $188,225.76
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 291, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING
NO. 121-A., COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 1345 Braewood Avenue, Highlands Ranch, CO
80129
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Public
Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 1/16/2014
Last Publication: 2/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 11/20/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
LISA CANCANON
Colorado Registration #: 42043
1199 BANNOCK STREET ,
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
Phone #: (303) 813-1177
Fax #: (303) 813-1107
Attorney File #: 9104.00410
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Legal Notice No. 2013-0738
First Publication: 1/16/2014
Last Publication: 2/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0494
To Whom It May Concern: On 7/22/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: GLENDA CHILDS AND
TROY CHILDS
Original Beneficiary: ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
CENTRAL MORTGAGE COMPANY
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/25/2006
Recording Date of DOT: 10/5/2006
Reception No. of DOT: 2006086277
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $260,000.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $282,662.69
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 75, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING
NO. 118-G, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 10132 Royal
Eagle Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the Public
Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 1/23/2014
Last Publication: 2/20/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 1/16/2014
ROBERT J. HUSSON
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
ALISON L BERRY
Colorado Registration #: 34531
999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201,
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
Phone #: (303) 865-1400

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0494
First Publication: 1/23/2014
Last Publication: 2/20/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Littleton
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0733
To Whom It May Concern: On 11/19/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: TONY BELTHEM
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE
FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER
MORTGAGE CORP.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/2/2007
Recording Date of DOT: 3/8/2007
Reception No. of DOT: 2007020156
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $180,800.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $165,327.05
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 108, ACRES GREEN FLG #4
COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF
COLORADO
Which has the address of: 13523 Achilles
Drive, Littleton, CO 80124
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Public
Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 1/16/2014
Last Publication: 2/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 11/20/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
JENNIFER H TRACHTE
Colorado Registration #: 40391
1199 BANNOCK STREET ,
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
Phone #: (303) 813-1177
Fax #: (303) 813-1107
Attorney File #: 9696.03233
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0733
First Publication: 1/16/2014
Last Publication: 2/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0740
To Whom It May Concern: On 11/20/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: THOMAS J. BEATTY
AND DEBORAH Q. BEATTY
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., AS NOMINEE FOR MORTGAGEIT,
INC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTE
FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF
THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN
TRUST 2006-OA9 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2006-OA9
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 3/9/2006
Recording Date of DOT: 3/20/2006
Reception No. of DOT: 2006022576
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $241,000.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $262,912.04
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 6, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING NO.
52-G, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE
OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 1855 Mountain
Laurel Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO
80126
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Public
Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc-

Notices

FOR LENDER, MEGASTAR FINANCIAL

CORP.
22 Current

NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Public
Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 1/16/2014
Last Publication: 2/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 11/26/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER
Colorado Registration #: 34145
999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201,
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
Phone #: (303) 865-1400
Fax #: (303) 865-1410
Attorney File #: 10-05433RR
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Public Trustees

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0740
First Publication: 1/16/2014
Last Publication: 2/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Littleton
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0743
To Whom It May Concern: On 11/22/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: TAREK KASSEM AND
JEANNE M. KASSEM
Original Beneficiary: CITIFINANCIAL
CORPORATION
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
CITIFINANCIAL CORPORATION, A COLORADO CORPORATION
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/23/2007
Recording Date of DOT: 1/25/2007
Reception No. of DOT: 2007007719
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $598,330.97
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $590,654.09
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 12, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING
NO. 85-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 9261 S Mountain Brush St, Littleton, CO 80130
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Public
Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 1/16/2014
Last Publication: 2/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 11/26/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER
Colorado Registration #: 34145
999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201,
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
Phone #: (303) 865-1400
Fax #: (303) 865-1410
Attorney File #: 11-17910
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0743
First Publication: 1/16/2014
Last Publication: 2/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Littleton
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0749
To Whom It May Concern: On 11/25/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: TIM A. GALLEGOS
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE
FOR LENDER, MEGASTAR FINANCIAL
CORP.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
CITIMORTGAGE, INC.
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 9/17/2002
Recording Date of DOT: 10/18/2002
Reception No. of DOT: 2002108989
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $279,200.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $234,652.54
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 14, HIGHLANDS RANCH-FILING
NO. 113-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO
Which has the address of: 10084 South
Gwendelyn Lane, Littleton, CO 80129

Public Trustees

NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the Public
Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 1/23/2014
Last Publication: 2/20/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 11/26/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
HOLLY DECKER
Colorado Registration #: 32647
355 UNION BOULEVARD SUITE 250,
LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80228
Phone #: (303) 274-0155
Fax #: (303) 274-0159
Attorney File #: 13-049-25560
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0749
First Publication: 1/23/2014
Last Publication: 2/20/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0758
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/5/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: FRANK M. MOYER AND
KIMBERLY A. MOYER
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE
FOR GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC DBA
DITECH.COM
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/3/2007
Recording Date of DOT: 5/1/2007
Reception No. of DOT: 2007035249
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $249,300.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $243,926.67
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY
OF HIGHLANDS RANCH, DOUGLAS
COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AS
MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED
INST # 9728918, ID# 0375235, BEING
KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT
104, HIGHLANDS RANCH #100-K.
Which has the address of: 8939 S Miners
Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at the Public
Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 1/30/2014
Last Publication: 2/27/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/10/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
LISA CANCANON
Colorado Registration #: 42043
1199 BANNOCK STREET ,
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
Phone #: (303) 813-1177
Fax #: (303) 813-1107
Attorney File #: 1159.00531
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0758
First Publication: 1/30/2014
Last Publication: 2/27/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0763
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/9/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: WILLIAM P GRIMSLEY
AND JUANITA L. GRIMSLEY
Original Beneficiary: BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/14/2006
Recording Date of DOT: 8/16/2006
Reception No. of DOT: 2006070170
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $382,400.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the

PUBLIC NOTICE

February 13, 2014

Highlands Ranch
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0763

To Whom It May Concern: On 12/9/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: WILLIAM P GRIMSLEY
AND JUANITA L. GRIMSLEY
To advertise
public notices call 303-566-4100
Original Beneficiary:
BANK OF your
AMERICA,
N.A.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/14/2006
PUBLIC NOTICE
Recording Date of DOT: 8/16/2006
Reception No. of DOT: 2006070170
Highlands Ranch
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
NOTICE OF SALE
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0776
Debt: $382,400.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/17/2013
date hereof: $386,762.59
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
the Notice of Election and Demand relatare hereby notified that the covenants of
ing to the Deed of Trust described below
the deed of trust have been violated as
to be recorded in Douglas County.
follows: Failure to pay principal and inOriginal Grantor: JOHN BURRIDGE AND
ROXANNE BURRIDGE
terest when due together with all other
Original Beneficiary: NEW CENTURY
payments provided for in the Evidence of
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
other violations of the terms
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
thereof.***Loan Modification Agreement
COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP
made on October 26, 2010
TRUST 2006-NC2, MORTGAGE PASSTHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
A FIRST LIEN.
2006-NC2
The property described herein is all of the
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 4/20/2006
property encumbered by the lien of the
Recording Date of DOT: 5/5/2006
deed of trust.
Reception No. of DOT: 2006038257
Legal Description of Real Property:
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
LOT 62, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
NO. 107-B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
Debt: $202,320.00
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 9328 South
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
Canyon Wren Court, Highlands Ranch,
date hereof: $202,554.26
CO 80126
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
NOTICE OF SALE
the deed of trust have been violated as
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
follows: Failure to pay principal and insecured by the Deed of Trust described
terest when due together with all other
herein, has filed written election and depayments provided for in the Evidence of
mand for sale as provided by law and in
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
said Deed of Trust.
other violations of the terms
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
thereof.***Loan Modification Agreement
that on the first possible sale date (unless
dated November 9, 2010
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedTHE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
nesday, April 2, 2014, at the Public TrustA FIRST LIEN.
ee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
The property described herein is all of the
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucproperty encumbered by the lien of the
tion to the highest and best bidder for
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
cash, the said real property and all inLOT 516, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING
terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
NO. 111B, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
STATE OF COLORADO.
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Which has the address of: 9739 Cove
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Creek Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
NOTICE OF SALE
and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt
ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
secured by the Deed of Trust described
First Publication: 2/6/2014
herein, has filed written election and deLast Publication: 3/6/2014
mand for sale as provided by law and in
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
said Deed of Trust.
Dated: 12/10/2013
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
GEORGE J KENNEDY
that on the first possible sale date (unless
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numthe sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedbers of the attorney(s) representing the
nesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public Trustlegal holder of the indebtedness is:
ee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
JOAN OLSON
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucColorado Registration #: 28078
tion to the highest and best bidder for
1199 BANNOCK STREET ,
cash, the said real property and all inDENVER, COLORADO 80204
terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
Phone #: (303) 813-1177
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
Fax #: (303) 813-1107
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Attorney File #: 1159.00665
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webof sale and other items allowed by law,
site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustand will deliver to the purchaser a Certificee/
ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0763
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
First Publication: 2/6/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/18/2013
Last Publication: 3/6/2014
GEORGE J KENNEDY
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numPUBLIC NOTICE
bers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal
holder of the indebtedness is:
Highlands Ranch
STEPHEN A. HALL
NOTICE OF SALE
Colorado
Registration #: 38186
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0779
5347 S VALENTIA WAY SUITE 100,
GREENWOOD
VILLAGE, COLORADO
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/19/2013
80111
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
Phone
#:
(303)
573-1080
the Notice of Election and Demand relatFax #: (303) 571-1271
ing to the Deed of Trust described below
Attorney File #: 13-00680SH
to be recorded in Douglas County.
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
Original Grantor: GREGORY S FERNANSALE DATES on the Public Trustee webDEZ AND SHERI L FERNANDEZ
site: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustOriginal Beneficiary: JPMORGAN CHASE
ee/
BANK, N.A.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPLegal Notice No.: 2013-0776
MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASFirst Publication: 2/13/2014
SOCIATION
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/5/2010
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Recording Date of DOT: 12/7/2010
Reception No. of DOT: 2010086536
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $162,870.00
Highlands Ranch
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
NOTICE OF SALE
date hereof: $154,506.60
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0780
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/19/2013
the deed of trust have been violated as
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
follows: Failure to pay principal and inthe Notice of Election and Demand relatterest when due together with all other
ing to the Deed of Trust described below
payments provided for in the Evidence of
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
Original Grantor: MARK MOREY
other violations of the terms thereof.
AND LUCINDA MOREY
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECA FIRST LIEN.
TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
The property described herein is all of the
INC., AS NOMINEE FOR OWNIT MORTproperty encumbered by the lien of the
GAGE SOLUTIONS, INC.
deed of trust.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S.
Legal Description of Real Property:
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS
LOT 153, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING
TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET
NO. 111-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTSTATE OF COLORADO.
GAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICWhich has the address of: 9504 High
ATES, SERIES 2006-OW1
Cliffe St, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 8/31/2005
Recording Date of DOT: 9/6/2005
NOTICE OF SALE
Reception No. of DOT: 2005084345
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
secured by the Deed of Trust described
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
herein, has filed written election and deDebt: $180,000.00
mand for sale as provided by law and in
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
said Deed of Trust.
date hereof: $175,250.84
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
that on the first possible sale date (unless
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wedthe deed of trust have been violated as
nesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public Trustfollows: Failure to pay principal and inee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
terest when due together with all other
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public aucpayments provided for in the Evidence of
tion to the highest and best bidder for
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
cash, the said real property and all inother violations of the terms thereof.
terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
A FIRST LIEN.
paying the indebtedness provided in said
The property described herein is all of the
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
property encumbered by the lien of the
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
deed of trust.
of sale and other items allowed by law,
Legal Description of Real Property:
and will deliver to the purchaser a CertificLOT 99, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING
ate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
NO. 59-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
First Publication: 2/13/2014
STATE OF COLORADO.
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Which has the address of: 891 Thames
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Street, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Dated: 12/26/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
NOTICE OF SALE
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
The name, address and telephone numsecured by the Deed of Trust described
bers of the attorney(s) representing the
herein, has filed written election and delegal holder of the indebtedness is:
mand for sale as provided by law and in
LISA CANCANON
said Deed of Trust.
Colorado Registration #: 42043
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
1199 BANNOCK STREET ,
that on the first possible sale date (unless
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. WedPhone #: (303) 813-1177
nesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public TrustFax #: (303) 813-1107
ee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Attorney File #: 1068.100045.F01
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auc*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
tion to the highest and best bidder for
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee webcash, the said real property and all insite: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustterest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
ee/
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0779
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
of sale and other items allowed by law,
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
PUBLIC NOTICE
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Highlands Ranch
Dated: 12/26/2013
NOTICE OF SALE
GEORGE J KENNEDY
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0776
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone num-

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terest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/26/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER
Colorado Registration #: 34145
999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201,
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
Phone #: (303) 865-1400
Fax #: (303) 865-1410
Attorney File #: 13-07842
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

February 13, 2014

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Legal Notice No.: 2013-0780
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Littleton
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0782
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/17/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: DOUGLAS S. TROWBRIDGE AND TERESA TROWBRIDGE
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., AS NOMINEE FOR CDC FINANCIAL GROUP
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/22/2002
Recording Date of DOT: 8/13/2002
Reception No. of DOT: 2002080107
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $179,000.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $145,202.55
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 25, BLOCK 9, ACRES GREEN FILING NO. 6, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 13115 Mercury
Drive, Littleton, CO 80124
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/18/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER
Colorado Registration #: 34145
999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201,
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
Phone #: (303) 865-1400
Fax #: (303) 865-1410
Attorney File #: 13-07865
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0782
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Littleton
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0783
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/17/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: CYNTHIA E SIWA
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE
FOR TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER
MORTGAGE CORP.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 12/2/2005
Recording Date of DOT: 12/21/2005
Reception No. of DOT: 2005122375
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $144,000.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $128,145.71
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 35, BLOCK 3, HIGHLANDS RANCH
FILING NO. 4, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 8474 Tanglewood Street, Littleton, CO 80126
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014

nesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/18/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
LISA CANCANON
Colorado Registration #: 42043
1199 BANNOCK STREET ,
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
Phone #: (303) 813-1177
Fax #: (303) 813-1107
Attorney File #: 3850.100002.F01
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

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Legal Notice No.: 2013-0783
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Englewood
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0784
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/17/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: NANCY DOMREIS
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE
FOR DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY LTD
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTEUM
MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2005-5
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 7/27/2005
Recording Date of DOT: 8/5/2005
Reception No. of DOT: 2005073416
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $180,607.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $180,606.97
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
UNIT 6, CONDOMINIUM BUILDING 12,
CANYON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS. ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP
FOR CANYON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED ON JUNE 28, 2005,
AT RECEPTION NO. 2005058329, IN
THE RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF
THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE
COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, COLORADO,
AND AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN
THE DECLARATION OF COVENANTS,
CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF
CANYON CREEK CONDOMINIUMS, RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2005, AT
RECEPTION NO. 2005016274 IN SAID
RECORDS, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 8440 Canyon
Rim Trail #6, Englewood, CO 80112
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/18/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
JENNIFER H TRACHTE
Colorado Registration #: 40391
1199 BANNOCK STREET ,
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
Phone #: (303) 813-1177
Fax #: (303) 813-1107
Attorney File #: 4380.100004.F01
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0784
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0788
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/19/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: MICHAEL MURPHY
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CARRINGTON
MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 11/10/2011
Recording Date of DOT: 11/15/2011
Reception No. of DOT: 2011071815
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $311,888.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $305,731.76
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: the failure to timely make payments as required under the Deed of
Trust.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 21, BLOCK 1, HIGHLANDS RANCH
FILING NO.5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 953 Shadow
Mountain Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO
80126
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and de-

The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 21, BLOCK 1, HIGHLANDS RANCH
FILING NO.5, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 953 Shadow
Mountain Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO
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NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/26/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
EVE M GRINA
Colorado Registration #: 43658
9800 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. SUITE 400,
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80112
Phone #: (303) 706-9990
Fax #:
Attorney File #: 31058
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0788
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Littleton
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0789
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/19/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: LISA R. STANLEY
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE
FOR AMERICA'S WHOLESALE LENDER
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 2/2/2007
Recording Date of DOT: 2/9/2007
Reception No. of DOT: 2007012827
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $279,920.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $192,485.27
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 40, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING
NO. 118-D, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 1031 Sparrow
Hawk Drive, Littleton, CO 80129
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/26/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
JOAN OLSON
Colorado Registration #: 28078
1199 BANNOCK STREET ,
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
Phone #: (303) 813-1177
Fax #: (303) 813-1107
Attorney File #: 1269.22487
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0789
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0792
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/20/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: MAURICE FIELDS, JR
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE
FOR FIELDSTONE MORTGAGE COMPANY
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt:
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 6/13/2003
Recording Date of DOT: 6/23/2003
Reception No. of DOT: 2003092700
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $234,500.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $190,903.85
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 78, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING
NO. 122-H, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 10169 Fawnbrook Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

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The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 78, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING
NO. 122-H, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 10169 Fawnbrook Lane, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130

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Public Trustees

NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public Trustee's office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/26/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
JENNIFER H TRACHTE
Colorado Registration #: 40391
1199 BANNOCK STREET ,
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
Phone #: (303) 813-1177
Fax #: (303) 813-1107
Attorney File #: 4500.00343
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/

Highlands Ranch
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0795

Legal Notice No.: 2013-0792
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Highlands Ranch
NOTICE OF SALE
Public Trustee Sale No. 2013-0793
To Whom It May Concern: On 12/20/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: STUART L RASBACH
AND JANET L RASBACH
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE
FOR AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA
THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
OF CWMBS, INC., CHL MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH TRUST 2006-OA5,
MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OA5
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 1/25/2006
Recording Date of DOT: 2/3/2006
Reception No. of DOT: 2006009893
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $324,750.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $333,369.91
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other
payments provided for in the Evidence of
Debt secured by the Deed of Trust and
other violations of the terms thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 62, HIGHLANDS RANCH FILING
NO. 72-A, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 6851 East
Eagle Place, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/26/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
JENNIFER H TRACHTE
Colorado Registration #: 40391
1199 BANNOCK STREET ,
DENVER, COLORADO 80204
Phone #: (303) 813-1177
Fax #: (303) 813-1107
Attorney File #: 1269.22378
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0793
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Unclaimed Property,
Douglas County Public Trustee
To Whom It May Concern: On October 30,
2013, the real property owned by Jeanne
Morris located at 1610 E. Mountain Brush
Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 was
sold at the foreclosure sale conducted by
the Douglas County Public Trustee. The
sale number is 2013-0455. The amount
the property sold for exceeded the total
amount owed to the lender, Citimortgage,
by $74,104.81. This amount is now owed
to Jeanne Morris less the cost of this publication notice. The legal description of the
property is LOT 46, HIGHLANDS RANCHFILING NO. 85-A, COUNTY OF
DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO. To
claim the funds, contact the Douglas
County Public Trustee, 402 Wilcox, Castle
Rock, CO 80104, 303-660-7417. If the
funds are not claimed by the owner entitled thereto before October 30, 2018, the
funds will be transferred to the Colorado
State Treasurer as part of the “Unclaimed
Property Act”.
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0455
First Publication: January 30, 2014
Last Publication: February 27, 2014
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

To Whom It May Concern: On 12/20/2013
the undersigned Public Trustee caused
the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below
to be recorded in Douglas County.
Original Grantor: KATHLEEN DYE AND
JOHN ARCHIBALD
Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., AS NOMINEE FOR U.S. BANK,
N.A.
Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/1/2008
Recording Date of DOT: 8/13/2008
Reception No. of DOT: 2008056634
DOT Recorded in Douglas County.
Original Principal Amount of Evidence of
Debt: $187,600.00
Outstanding Principal Amount as of the
date hereof: $176,075.86
Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you
are hereby notified that the covenants of
the deed of trust have been violated as
follows: FAILURE TO PAY PRINCIPAL
AND INTEREST WHEN DUE TOGETHER WITH ALL OTHER PAYMENTS
PROVIDED FOR IN THE EVIDENCE OF
DEBT SECURED BY THE DEED OF
TRUST AND OTHER VIOLATIONS OF
THE TERMS THEREOF.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE
A FIRST LIEN.
The property described herein is all of the
property encumbered by the lien of the
deed of trust.
Legal Description of Real Property:
LOT 232, HIGHLANDS RANCH, FILING
NO. 121-C, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS,
STATE OF COLORADO.
Which has the address of: 740 Timbervale Trl, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt
secured by the Deed of Trust described
herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in
said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given
that on the first possible sale date (unless
the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle
Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs
and assigns therein, for the purpose of
paying the indebtedness provided in said
Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of
Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses
of sale and other items allowed by law,
and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press
Dated: 12/26/2013
GEORGE J KENNEDY
DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee
The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the
legal holder of the indebtedness is:
GIOVANNI CAMACHO
Colorado Registration #: 44364
333 W. COLFAX AVENUE SUITE 450,
DENVER, COLORADO 48302
Phone #: (720) 259-8626
Fax #:
Attorney File #: 13CO00411-1
*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE
SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website: http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/
Legal Notice No.: 2013-0795
First Publication: 2/13/2014
Last Publication: 3/13/2014
Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Government Legals
Public Notice
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
A public hearing will be held on March
3, 2014, at 7:00 p.m., before the
Douglas County Planning Commission
and on March 25, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., before the Board of County Commissioners
in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100
Third St., Castle Rock, CO, for proposed
amendments to the Douglas County Subdivision Resolution (DCSR), Articles 9
(Exemptions) and 13 (Definitions). The
proposed changes provide for the administrative approval of specific amendments
to existing exemptions, along with clarifying certain submittal and process requirements for exemption requests. In addition, the amendment defines a new exclusion from the definition of subdivision
based on the date of deed recordation.
For more information, call Jeanette Bare
at Douglas County Planning Services,
303-660-7460.
File #/Name: DR2013-011/Amendments
to the Exemption Process and
Definition of Subdivision
Legal Notice No.: 924922
First Publication: February 13, 2014
Last Publication: February 13, 2014
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID
Separate sealed bids for 2014 SURFACE
TREATMENT PROJECT, DOUGLAS
COUNTY PROJECT NUMBER CI 2014003 will be received by the Owner,
Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip
S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite
220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. This
project consists of surface treatments
in various locations throughout
Douglas County.
The Contract Documents may be examined at the above address after 10:00
a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, and
copies of the Contract Documents may be
obtained upon payment of $35.00 for each
set. The $35.00 is non-refundable. (Additional charge if mailing is required.)
A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at
10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26,
2014, at the Department of Public Works
Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100
Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO
80104. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4,
2014, at the same address.
The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities:
• Removal of Pavement Marking (Striping)
– 11,359 SY
• Removal of Pavement Marking (Crosswalks) – 3,838 SF
• Removal of Asphalt Mat (Planing) (1 ½”
Thickness) – 11,786 SY
• Hot Mix Asphalt (Grading SX) (75)
(Haul and Asphalt) (Paving) (2 Inch)
– 2,400 Tons
• Cover Coat Material (3/8”) – 926,430 SY
• Cover Coat Material (Slurry) –
640,439 SY
Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification
status (active status) with the Colorado

Government Legals

Any questions on the bidding process may
be directed to Terry Gruber, Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.
For Planholder Information,
Please Call 303.660.7490 (Front Desk)
Legal Notice No.: 924932
First Publication: February 13, 2014
Last Publication: February 20, 2014
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
Public Notice
REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)
NO. 009-14
CHALLENGER REGIONAL PARK
CONCESSION STAND
The Douglas County Department of Community Development, Division of Parks,
Trails, and Building Grounds, hereinafter
referred to as the County, is soliciting responses from qualified individuals,
firms, charitable, or non-profit organizations to provide Concession Services
at Challenger Regional Park in Parker,
Colorado. The privilege granted by this
agreement gives the Concessionaire the
right to sell specified pre-packaged
food/snacks and hot/cold non-alcoholic
beverages.
The initial contract, issued as a result of
this RFQ, will be for a period of nine (9)
months, beginning approximately April 1,
2014 to and including December 31,
2014. The County shall have the option to
renew this contract for two (2) additional
periods of one (1) year each, with the
same terms and conditions. This agreement and/or extension to the original period of a subject contract shall be subject to
the County’s satisfaction with services received during the preceding contract period.
The RFQ documents may be reviewed
and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. The RFQ documents are not available for purchase from
Douglas County Government and can
only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.
RFQ responses will be received until 4:00
p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2014 by
Douglas County Government, Finance
Department, Purchasing Division, 100
Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Response may be emailed
to criggs@douglas.co.us , mailed, or
hand-delivered to the address above.
Douglas County Government reserves the
right to reject any and all responses, to
waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said response and
furthermore, to award a contract for items
herein, either in whole or in part, if it is
deemed to be in the best interest of the
County to do so. Additionally, we reserve
the right to negotiate optional items and/or
services with the successful firm.
Please direct any questions concerning this RFQ to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor at 303-660-7434 or
criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Legal Notice No.: 924934
First Publication: February 13, 2014
Last Publication: February 13, 2014
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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